秋风扫落叶

qiūfēngsǎoluòyè

(figuratively) (of powerful forces) sweep cleanly through degenerated and declined forces.

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qiu1 feng1 sao3 luo4 ye4

lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep

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秋风扫落叶

qiū fēng sǎo luò yè

(like) the autumn wind sweeping away the withered (fallen; dead) leaves -- wipe out the corrupt and evil in an easy way; irresistible force; The great force swiftly and easily extirpate the rotten and decaying things.

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秋風掃落葉|秋风扫落叶 [qiū fēng sǎo luò yè] ► lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep