激浊扬清
Traditional form:
激濁揚清
Pinyin (reading):
jīzhuóyángqīng
Definitions:
- lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good
- eliminate vice and exalt virtue
Characters:
- 激 - to arouse, to incite; acute, sharp; fierce, violent
- 浊 - dirty, filthy, muddy, turbid
- 扬 - to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise
- 清 - clean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful
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