Yù liú zhī yuǎn zhě, bì jùn qí quányuán — zhì běn cái néng zhì biāo.
To make a stream flow far, one must dredge its spring — tackle the root to treat the symptom.
Jiàoyù gǎigé bì jùn qí quányuán, cóng gēnběn zhuā qǐ.
Education reform must dredge the wellspring — tackle things at the root.
