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己所不欲，勿施于人
己所不欲，勿施於人
jǐsuǒbùyù,wùshīyúrén
1.
What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
2.
Do as you would be done by.
3.
Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
Character Breakdown
己
jǐ
self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
HSK 3
3 丶
所
suǒ
place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause
HSK 2
8 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
4 丶
欲
yù
desire, want, longing, intent
HSK 6
11 丶
勿
wù
must not, do not; without, never
HSK 5
4 丶
施
shī
to grant, to bestow; to act; surname
HSK 5
9 丶
于
yú
at, in, on; to, from; alas!
HSK 3
3 丶
人
rén
man, person; people
HSK 1
2 丶
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