涤瑕荡秽
dí​xiá​dàng​huì

to clear away flaws and filth

  • created sense approved 涤瑕荡秽/滌瑕蕩穢 · dí​xiá​dàng​huì · to clear away flaws and filth — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    涤瑕荡秽 / 滌瑕蕩穢

    dí​xiá​dàng​huì

    to clear away flaws and filth

    Literally means to wash away flaws and purge filth; used to describe getting rid of bad habits or past mistakes; specifically used for cleaning up corruption or bad practices.

    涤 (literal) → 涤/滌 · dí · to cleanse 瑕 (literal) → 瑕 · xiá · defect 荡 (literal) → 荡/蕩 · dàng · to wash away 秽 (literal) → 秽/穢 · huì · dirty

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense