miè
mén

common

Meaning of 灭门

灭门 means to have one's entire family killed; to exterminate a family. Pronounced miè mén.

  • to have one's entire family killed; to exterminate a family

Definitions & Examples

dài
yǒu
xiē
zhòng
zuì
huì
zhāo
zhì
miè
mén
zhī
huò
 

In ancient times, some serious crimes could result in the calamity of one's entire family being exterminated.

Zhè
cǎn
àn
dǎo
zhì
jiā
bèi
miè
mén
 
zhèn
jīng
le
quán
guó
 

This tragic case led to the extermination of his entire family, shocking the whole nation.

Xiǎo
shuō
miáo
xiě
le
wèi
zhēng
duó
quán
ér
shēng
de
miè
mén
cǎn
 

The novel depicts a tragic family extermination that occurred in the struggle for power.

 
Miè
mén
jué
 
shì
zuì
è
de
zhòu
zhī
 

‘Extermination of the family and extinction of the household line’ is one of the most malicious curses.