get rid of an evil for the people

get rid of an evil for the people

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǔ h ǔ ch ú h à I, which means to eliminate harm for the common people. It comes from Xiwu general school's trilogy.

The origin of Idioms

Chen Lin of the Han Dynasty wrote in his "a trilogy of calling on Wu generals" that "the prime minister should uphold the power of the country, eliminate the evils for the people, be a great example of the evil, and be an outlaw."

Idiom usage

It means honest and upright officials or warriors. Chapter 12 of Shi Naian's outlaws of the marsh by Ming Dynasty: Nian Yang Zhi is a hero, fighting evil with the people. Today, when I go to Beijing, I look up and down on my way to see him. The eighth chapter of the chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty by Feng Menglong of Ming Dynasty: "all the soldiers said one after another:" our father and son's relatives fought and died more than half of the time. Today, he went out on a large scale. The general of Zheng was brave and strong. How could he be defeated? It's better to kill the thief and get rid of the harm with the people, and die without complaint. " Chapter 13 of the three heroes and five righteousness: "Zhang and Zhao wiped the blood of Qikou with a white cloth. Under the hall steps, Tian Qiyuan's servant and his father's wife and village aunt saw Pang Yu, the evil thief. Only then did they know that the master (Bao Gong) was dedicated to the country and killed the people. Some chanted Buddhism, some took advantage of their wishes, and some were too timid to watch."