大义灭亲 in English da4 yi4 mie4 qin1 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

大 义 灭 亲

Traditional Characters

大 義 滅 親

Pinyin

da4 yi4 mie4 qin1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

大da4big 义yi4surname Yi 灭mie4to extinguish or put out 亲qin1parent