粵

清cing1君gwan1側zak1

simp清君侧
cing1 gwan1 zak1qīng jūn cè

English

  1. to remove the treacherous ministers surrounding the monarch (historically used as a pretext for rebellion)
  2. to get rid of the evil ministers around the emperor

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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