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大义灭亲
dà​yì​miè​qīn

uphold righteousness above family

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 大义 大義 dà​yì
    righteousness
    cardinal principles of righteousness; a just or virtuous cause
  2. 灭 滅 miè verb
    to exterminate
    to wipe out or cause to stop existing; to destroy or eliminate completely
  3. 亲 親 qīn adjective
    close
    intimate; dear; related by direct blood line; close in relationship or feeling