揚清激濁

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

abbr. for 揚州|扬州[Yang2 zhou1] / surname Yang

to raise / to hoist / the action of tossing or winnowing / scattering (in the wind) / to flutter / to propagate

Qing (Wade-Giles: Ch'ing) dynasty of imperial China (1644-1911) / surname Qing

clear / distinct / quiet / just and honest / pure / to settle or clear up / to clean up or purge

(of water etc) clear; clean / quiet; still / pure; uncorrupted / clear; distinct / to clear; to settle (accounts)

to arouse / to incite / to excite / to stimulate / sharp / fierce / violent

turbid / muddy / impure