大义灭亲 dà yì miè qīn

put justice before family; punish own kin

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 53767th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
义 yì HSK 5
meaning; righteousness; justice
灭 miè HSK 6
to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc)
亲 qīn HSK 4
close; intimate; to kiss