不破不立 (bù può bù lì) | Meaning: without destruction there can be no construction | Chinese Idiom with Pinyin & Origin

to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom) · radical transformation大破大立dà pò dà lì

to get rid of the old to bring in the new (idiom); to innovate除旧布新chú jiù bù xīn

there is no flowing without damming, and no motion without rest不塞不流，不止不行bù sāi bù liú，bù zhǐ bù xíng

without destruction there can be no construction