We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「大義滅親」, explained below.
Introducing the idiom 「大義滅親」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.
Dayi: justice, righteousness; qin: relatives. In order to uphold justice, relatives of criminals should not be treated with favoritism and should receive the punishment they deserve.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dà yì miè qīn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
daai6 yi6 mit6 chan1
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.
