lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good; eliminate vice and exalt virtue
trad. 激濁揚清
Also written 激濁揚清【jī zhuó yáng qīng】
Characters in this word
4激
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to arouse, to incite, to excite, to stimulate, sharp, fierce, violent
- Pinyin
- jī
- Strokes
- 16
- Frequency
- 44764 of 2500
浊
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turbid; murky; impure
- Pinyin
- zhuó
- Traditional
- 濁
- Strokes
- 9
扬
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abbr. for Yangzhou 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] in Jiangsu, surname Yang
- Pinyin
- Yáng
- Traditional
- 揚
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 23845 of 2500
清
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Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911), surname Qing
- Pinyin
- Qīng
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 5513 of 2500