扶正祛邪

fúzhèng-qūxié

idiom

Meanings

中医治病讲究扶正祛邪。

Zhōngyī zhìbìng jiǎngjiu fúzhèngqūxié.

TCM treats illness by strengthening what's healthy and expelling what's harmful.

领导要扶正祛邪，树立正气。

Lǐngdǎo yào fúzhèngqūxié, shùlì zhèng qì.

A leader must uphold the good and drive out the bad, establishing an upright atmosphere.

culture

Originally a TCM principle: 正 is the body's vital energy, 邪 is pathogenic influence. Now extended to moral and organizational contexts.

扶 fú

正 zhèng

祛 qū

邪 xié