dismiss muddle-headed officials and appoint enlightened ones

dismiss muddle-headed officials and appoint enlightened ones

Chuzhi Youming, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is ch ù zh ì y ō um í ng, which means to remove a stupid official and promote a wise official. From the book of Shun.

The origin of Idioms

Shu Shundian: "three years of performance appraisal, three examinations, you Ming." Confucius said: "dethrone those who retreat from the secluded, ascend to the bright."

Idiom usage

As predicate, object, attribute; used in officialdom. In the past, Yao and Shun's family did not attend the banquet, but the world was in charge. Chen Ziang, Tang Dynasty