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Meaning of 大义灭亲

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miè qīn (Trad.: 大義滅親)
to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
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1
You destroy your relation. Both God and human angry with me.
2
The Canadian Prime Minister, placing laws above paternal affection, refrained from exercising any influence and left the matter entirely to the court.
3
In his fictions there is a phenomenon of inter-text: repeat of sorts of experience or story, "public righteousness above family loyalty" is one of them.