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激浊扬清

jī zhuó yáng qīng

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 激浊扬清

扬
yáng

to raise

清
qīng

(of water etc) clear; clean

激
jī

to arouse

浊
zhuó

turbid