Here’s a free resource for learning Chinese. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, useful for various expressions. Today’s topic is 「進善黜惡」, as shown below.
Today, we explore the idiom 「進善黜惡」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
Promote the virtuous and good, and dismiss the wicked and evil. Same as “promote good and discourage evil”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jìn shàn chù è
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jeun3 sin6 jeut1 ok3
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.

