| 去其糟粕 |
qù qí zāo pò |
to remove the dross / to discard the dregs |
| 去 |
qù |
to go / to go to (a place) / (of a time etc) last / just passed / to send / to remove / to get rid of / to reduce / to be apart from in space or time / to die (euphemism) / to play (a part) / (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do sth / (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker) / (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation) |
| 其 |
qí |
his / her / its / their / that / such / it (refers to sth preceding it) |
| 糟 |
zāo |
dregs / draff / pickled in wine / rotten / messy / ruined |
| 糟粕 |
zāo pò |
dross / dregs / rubbish / fig. useless residue |
| 粕 |
pò |
grains in distilled liquor |