大义灭亲 dà yì miè qīn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it

CHARACTERS

大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
义 yì
HSK 5
right conduct, righteousness
灭 miè
HSK 6
extinguish; wipe out, exterminate
亲 qīn
HSK 4
relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree