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大义灭亲
dà yì miè qīn
What 大义灭亲 means
- to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
The characters in 大义灭亲
- 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
- 义yìjustice; righteousness; meaning
- 灭mièto extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out
- 亲qīnparent; one's own (flesh and blood); relative
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