取其精華,去其糟粕 [---华-----]
Jyutping
ceoi2 kei4 zing1 waa4 , heoi3 kei4 zou1 pok3
Pinyin
qǔ qí jīng huá , qù qí zāo pò
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take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan)
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keep what is good, discard the rest
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You need to be selective when studying.
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In modernizing the country, don't accept uncritically all foreign ideas.