己所不欲,勿施于人

Traditional: 己所不欲,勿施於人
jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén
Dictionary entry
What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)

What does 己所不欲,勿施于人 mean?

己所不欲,勿施于人 (jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén) has the following dictionary meaning.

1What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
2Do as you would be done by.
3Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.

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How to pronounce 己所不欲,勿施于人

己所不欲,勿施于人
jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén
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