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winnow truth from falsehood · eliminate the false and retain the true

去伪存真
qù wěi cún zhēn
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Synonyms
discard the dross and select the essential去粗取精qù cū qǔ jīng(idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance本来面目běn lái miàn mùget a small return from great effort · wash grains of gold out of the sands · extract the essential from a large mass of material沙里淘金shā lǐ táo jīn
Antonyms
lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom); fig. crooks mixed in with the honest folk鱼龙混杂yú lóng hùn zámud and sand flow together (idiom) · good and bad mingle泥沙俱下ní shā jù xià
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