yáng qīng jī zhuó

Traditional: 揚清激濁

扬清激浊 (yáng qīng jī zhuó) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good; eliminate vice and exalt virtue”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good
  2. 2eliminate vice and exalt virtue

Characters in 扬清激浊

扬yáng · to raise清qīng · (of water etc) clear; clean激jī · to arouse浊zhuó · turbid

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