- 灭门之祸 mièménzhīhuò calamity of a family's exterminationthe disaster of an entire family being executed or destroyed together
- 灭门绝户 mièménjuéhù extinction of a familyThe destruction of an entire family, leaving no descendants to carry on the family name or perform ancestral rites.
- 灭门血案 mièménxiě'àn murder of a whole familyA murder case involving the extermination of an entire family.