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大義滅親

简大义灭亲 · 繁大義滅親

Mandarin · pinyin dà yì miè qīn

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

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
義: Look up this written character
滅: Look up this written character
親: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate
义: yì · right conduct, righteousness
灭: miè · extinguish; wipe out, exterminate
亲: qīn · relatives, parents; intimate the hazel nut or filbert tree a thorny tree

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4–4–4–1 · da4 yi4 mie4 qin1

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daai6 ji6 mit6 can1

Cantonese word readings for 大義滅親. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

daai6 ji6 mit6 can1

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) to place righteousness before family; to be ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it