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取其精華，去其糟粕

简 取其精华，去其糟粕 · 繁 取其精華，去其糟粕
Mandarin · pinyin qǔ qí jīng huá , qù qí zāo pò

Meanings

  1. take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan)
  2. keep what is good, discard the rest
  3. You need to be selective when studying.
  4. In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas.
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取
qǔ · take, receive, obtain; select
其
qí · his, her, its, their; that
精
jīng · essence; semen; spirit
華
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去
qù · go away, leave, depart
糟
zāo · sediment, dregs; pickle
粕
pò · lees, dregs, sediments left after distilling liquor
华
huá · flowery; illustrious; Chinese
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ceoi2 kei4 zing1 waa4 ，heoi3 kei4 zou1 pok3

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取其精華，去其糟粕 · qu3 qi2 jing1 hua2 , qu4 qi2 zao1 po4
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Exact source record取其精華，去其糟粕 取其精华，去其糟粕 [qu3 qi2 jing1 hua2 , qu4 qi2 zao1 po4] /take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan)/keep what is good, discard the rest/You need to be selective when studying./In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas./