| 激浊扬清 |
jī zhuó yáng qīng |
lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good / eliminate vice and exalt virtue |
| 激 |
jī |
to arouse / to incite / to excite / to stimulate / sharp / fierce / violent |
| 浊 |
zhuó |
turbid / muddy / impure |
| 扬 |
Yáng |
abbr. for Yangzhou 扬州 in Jiangsu / surname Yang |
| 扬 |
yáng |
to raise / to hoist / the action of tossing or winnowing / scattering (in the wind) / to flutter / to propagate |
| 扬 |
yáng |
variant of 扬 |
| 清 |
Qīng |
Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of China (1644–1911) / surname Qing |
| 清 |
qīng |
(of water etc) clear; clean / quiet; still / pure; uncorrupted / clear; distinct / to clear; to settle (accounts) |