advise the vicious

advise the vicious

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Qu à NSH à NCH à è, which means to encourage the virtuous and repel the evil. It comes from the book of the Han Dynasty, Wudi Ji.

Idiom explanation

Encourage the good and repel the evil.

The origin of Idioms

According to the book of Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu Ji: "if a man is attached to a superior position, he will die; if he is attached to a superior position, he will be punished; if he hears of the state affairs, he will be rebuked; if he is in a superior position, he will not be able to advance to the virtuous position, he will retire.

Idiom usage

Punish the bad and encourage the good.

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: encourage good and punish evil, encourage good and abstain from evil.