大義滅親 dà yì miè qīn

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

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

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
義 yì
meaning; righteousness; justice
滅 miè
to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc)
親 qīn
close; intimate; to kiss