[大义灭亲 / 大義滅親, dà yì miè qīn, ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄣ]to place righteousness before family (成语 saw); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it#74924[Add to Longdo]
[假途灭虢 / 假途滅虢, jiǎ tú miè Guó, ㄐㄧㄚˇ 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[Add to Longdo]
[人不为己,天诛地灭 / 人不為己,天誅地滅, rén bù wèi jǐ, tiān zhū dì miè, ㄖㄣˊ 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.[Add to Longdo]
[苦集灭道 / 苦集滅道, kǔ jí miè dào, ㄎㄨˇ 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[Add to Longdo]
[くじゅうめつどう;くじゅめつどう;くしゅめつどう, kujuumetsudou ; kujumetsudou ; kushumetsudou](n) { Buddh } (See 四諦) Suffering, Source of Suffering Desire, The Cessation of Suffering, The Way Leading to the Cessation of Suffering (The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism)[Add to Longdo]