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

浊

zhuó

turbid

扬

yáng

variant of 揚|扬[yang2]

清

qīng

(of water etc) clear; clean