Definitions

1. 1. to place righteousness before family (idiom)
2. 2. to bring your family member that has undermined the interest of the nation to justice
3. 3. ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it

Components

• 大义 dà yì – righteousness
• 灭 miè – to extinguish or put out
• 亲 qīn – parent