大義滅親

Chinese

		principles of justice; Dayi	extinguish	dear; intimate; parent dear; intimate; parent; relation; closely related; parents-in-law of one's offspring
trad. (大義滅親)		大義	滅	親
simp. (大义灭亲)		大义	灭	亲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàyìmièqīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ ji⁶ mit⁶ can¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàyìmièqīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàyìmiècin
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-i⁴-mieh⁴-chʻin¹
    • Yale: dà-yì-myè-chīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahyihmiehchin
    • Palladius: даимецинь (daimecinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ mi̯ɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ ji⁶ mit⁶ can¹
    • Yale: daaih yih miht chān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ ji⁶ mit⁹ tsan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ yi⁶ mid⁶ cen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² jiː²² miːt̚² t͡sʰɐn⁵⁵/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 大義滅親

1. to place righteousness before family​; to be ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it