大义灭亲

dà yì miè qīn

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Definitions

1. to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it

Child Words of 大义灭亲

big; large; great

see 大夫[dài fu]

to extinguish or put out

parent

parents-in-law of one's offspring

righteousness

justice