[大义灭亲 / 大義滅親, dà yì miè qīnㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄣ] to place righteousness before family (成语 saw); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it#74924
[假途灭虢 / 假途滅虢, jiǎ tú miè Guóㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄊㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ] lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (成语 saw); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner#380362
[人不为己,天诛地灭 / 人不為己,天誅地滅, rén bù wèi jǐ, tiān zhū dì mièㄖㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧˇ, ㄊㄧㄢ ㄓㄨ ㄉㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ] Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.; Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
[苦集灭道 / 苦集滅道, kǔ jí miè dàoㄎㄨˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄠˋ] the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering 苦, the cause of suffering is desire 集, emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭, the way 道 to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道; also called 四諦|四谛, See Also: 苦, 集, 滅, 灭, 道, 八正道, 四諦, 四谛