reform from the bottom
This is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is zh è NGB ě NCH é ngyu á n. It means to rectify fundamentally and clean up from the source. The metaphor is to rectify and clean up fundamentally. It comes from Gaozu Ji, an old book of Tang Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Gaozu Ji in the old book of Tang Dynasty: "if you want to distinguish between jade and stone, you should choose sand to eliminate it."
Idiom usage
Used as predicate, object, attribute; used in dealing with affairs. From the book of spring and autumn, we can know the meaning of. The book of spring and autumn and Ming Dynasty by Liu Ji of Ming Dynasty
reform from the bottom
Cherish the quality and cherish the truth - huái zhì bào zhēn
Talent is superior to Song Dynasty - cái guò qū sòng
It is a disgrace to let one's parents live in poverty in their old age. - píng qìng léi chǐ
It's hard to get rid of useless things - wǎng wù nán xiāo