Advance the good and dethrone the evil

Advance the good and dethrone the evil

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ì nxi á NCH ù Ji ā n, which means to promote the virtuous and dethrone the treacherous. From Jin Yan by Zheng Xiao of Ming Dynasty.

Idiom usage

Used as predicate, object, attribute, etc

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: promoting the good and dethroning the evil, promoting the good and dethroning the sycophant, promoting the good and holding the evil

The origin of Idioms

The fourth volume of Jinyan written by Zheng Xiao of Ming Dynasty: "You Li Da Kai Li Zhao, Qian Gang alone, the virtuous and dethroning the treacherous, clearly ordered rewards and punishments."

Idiom explanation

It is said that the virtuous should be promoted and the sycophants should be dethroned. To employ the virtuous and the virtuous, to dethrone the treacherous and the sycophant.