扬清激浊

yang2 qing1 ji1 zhuo2

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

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扬清激浊

yáng qīng jī zhuó

publicize the good deeds of good people in the hope that others will emulate them; advance the pure to get rid of the evil; bring in fresh water and drain away the mud

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揚清激濁|扬清激浊 [yáng qīng jī zhuó] ► lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good ► eliminate vice and exalt virtue