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be strict and fair in meting out rewards and punishments

赏罚分明
shǎng fá fēn míng
sh+ǎng·3rd tonef+á·2nd tonef+ēn·1st tonem+íng·2nd tone
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lit. drain away filth and bring in fresh water (idiom); fig. dispel evil and usher in good · eliminate vice and exalt virtue激浊扬清jī zhuó yáng qīngdue rewards and punishments will be meted out without fail · awards and punishments rigorously carried out信赏必罚xìn shǎng bì fáto distinguish good and evil (idiom); to uphold virtue and condemn evil · to praise good and expose vice彰善瘅恶zhāng shàn dàn è(idiom) to assess merit and confer rewards论功行赏lùn gōng xíng shǎng
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