激浊扬清 — Chinese idiom
激浊扬清
jī zhuó yáng qīng
Traditional: 激濁揚清
Meaning
- lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water ; fig. dispel evil and usher in good
- eliminate vice and exalt virtue
Character by character
- 激jīto arouse, to incite; acute, sharp; fierce, violen
- 浊zhuódirty, filthy, muddy, turbid
- 扬yángto flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise
- 清qīngclean, pure; clear, distinct; peaceful
Idioms sharing a character
- 感激不尽 gǎn jī bù jìn
- 感激涕零 gǎn jī tì líng
- 其貌不扬 qí mào bù yáng
- 分道扬镳 fēn dào yáng biāo
- 名扬四海 míng yáng sì hǎi
- 惩恶扬善 chéng è yáng shàn
- 扬名四海 yáng míng sì hǎi
- 扬幡招魂 yáng fān zhāo hún
- 扬长避短 yáng cháng bì duǎn
- 发扬踔厉 fā yáng chuō lì
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