大义灭亲
dà​yì​miè​qīn

uphold righteousness above family

  • created sense approved 大义灭亲/大義滅親 · dà​yì​miè​qīn · uphold righteousness above family — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    大义灭亲 / 大義滅親

    dà​yì​miè​qīn

    uphold righteousness above family

    To place righteousness before family; to be ready to punish or turn in one's own family if justice demands it.

    大义 (literal) → 大义/大義 · dà​yì · righteousness 灭 (literal) → 灭/滅 · miè · to exterminate 亲 (literal) → 亲/親 · qīn · close

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    created sense