己所不欲，勿施於人 (gei2 so2 bat1 juk6, mat6 si1 jyu1 jan4 | ji3 suo3 bu4*2 yu4, wu4 shi1 yu2 ren2) : do unto others as you would have them do unto you

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己所不欲，勿施於人

gei2 so2 bat1 juk6, mat6 si1 jyu1 jan4

ji3 suo3 bu4*2 yu4, wu4 shi1 yu2 ren2

do unto others as you would have them do unto you; if you don't like sth., don't force it on others

Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

己所不欲，勿施於人 / 己所不欲，勿施于人

This word has been viewed 2137 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 15th Aug 2009 00:20 and last edited on 11th Sep 2009 21:50

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己 gei2 - oneself; one's own
所 so2 - location; position; building; office
不 bat1 - not; no; un-
欲 juk6 - want; wish; about to
， - (not in database)
勿 mat6 - do not
施 si1 - bestow; bring into effect
於 jyu1 - in; at; on; with; from; by; than; concerning
人 jan4 - person; human being

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