玉宇澄清万里埃

玉宇澄清萬里埃

yùyǔ chéngqīng wànlǐ āi

quotation

Meanings

1 to sweep the jade heavens clean of ten-thousand-li dust
2 to purify the skies of all filth for ten thousand miles
3 Mao Zedong's triumphant line paired with the Golden Monkey couplet

Characters

jade (with 宇)

sky / cosmos (with 玉)

to clarify (with 清)

pure (with 澄)

li (distance unit)

Examples

金猴奋起千钧棒，玉宇澄清万里埃。

Jīnhóufènqǐqiānjūnbàng, yùyǔchéngqīngwànlǐ'āi.

The Golden Monkey raises his thousand-jun cudgel, sweeping the jade heavens clean of ten-thousand-li dust.

反腐行动力求玉宇澄清万里埃。

Fǎn fǔ xíngdòng lìqiú yùyǔchéngqīngwànlǐ'āi.

The anti-corruption campaign seeks to 'sweep the jade heavens clean of ten-thousand-li dust.'

Tips

history

出自毛泽东1961年《七律·和郭沫若同志》："金猴奋起千钧棒，玉宇澄清万里埃。"借《西游记》孙悟空扫荡妖魔的意象影射国际反修斗争。"玉宇"为天空/宇宙的雅称，古汉语中常代指苍穹（如苏轼"琼楼玉宇"）。

usage

必与上句"金猴奋起千钧棒"连用。"埃"="尘埃"。现代多用于反腐、整风、清理乱象的宣传语境。

Stroke Order

玉 yù

宇 yǔ

澄 chéng

清 qīng

万 wàn

里 lǐ

埃 āi