Definition
勿施于人 is the second half of the Confucian proverb 己所不欲，勿施于人 (Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself). It means 'do not impose on others' and is used as a standalone moral injunction or as a predicate. The POS label 'verb' is misleading — it functions as a fixed phrase (成语) that can serve as a clause or sentence, not as a transitive verb taking an object.
v
do not impose on others (what you yourself would not want)
Examples
- ，勿施于人。Jǐ suǒ bú yù, wù shī yú rén.Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself.
- ，勿施于人。Zhè jù huà gàosu wǒmen, zuòrén yào dǒngde wù shī yú rén.This saying tells us that in life we should understand not to impose on others.
- ，勿施于人。Tā zǒng bǎ zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ qiángjiā gěi biérén, wánquán bù dǒng wù shī yú rén de dàolǐ.He always forces his own ideas on others, completely failing to understand the principle of not imposing on others.
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