大義滅親 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
義 yì right conduct, righteousness
滅 miè extinguish; wipe out, exterminate
親 qīn relatives, parents; intimate