大义灭亲

dà yì miè qīn

释义

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

大义灭亲 的构成词

• 大 dà: big; large; great
• 大 dài: see 大夫[dài fu]
• 灭 miè: to extinguish or put out
• 亲 qīn: parent
• 亲 qìng: parents-in-law of one's offspring
• 大义 dà yì: righteousness
• 义 yì: justice