激浊扬清
jī​zhuó​yáng​qīng

to eliminate vice and exalt virtue

  • created reference approved 激浊扬清/激濁揚清 → 扬清激浊/揚清激濁 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    激浊扬清 / 激濁揚清 jī​zhuó​yáng​qīng

    扬清激浊 / 揚清激濁 yáng​qīng​jī​zhuó

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  • created sense approved 激浊扬清/激濁揚清 · jī​zhuó​yáng​qīng · to eliminate vice and exalt virtue — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    激浊扬清 / 激濁揚清

    jī​zhuó​yáng​qīng

    to eliminate vice and exalt virtue

    literally to drain away filth and bring in fresh water; used as an idiom meaning to dispel evil and usher in good or to suppress the bad and promote the good

    激 (literal) → 激 · jī · to surge 浊 (literal) → 浊/濁 · zhuó · turbid 扬 (literal) → 扬/揚 · yáng · to spread 清 (literal) → 清 · qīng · clear

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