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We want to help you study Chinese for free! This series spotlights idioms and proverbs, known for their meaning and use. Learn about 「進賢黜奸」 below.

The Chinese idiom 「進賢黜奸」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.

It means promoting the virtuous and dismissing the wicked. Promote the virtuous and capable, and dismiss the treacherous and cunning.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jìn xián chù jiān

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jeun3 yin4 jeut1 gaan1

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