Definition
己所不欲 is the first half of the Confucian proverb 己所不欲，勿施于人 (jǐ suǒ bú yù, wù shī yú rén), which means 'Do not do to others what you would not want done to yourself.' It's a classical Chinese set phrase used to invoke the Golden Rule — you'll encounter it in formal writing, speeches, and philosophical discussion. The full proverb is often quoted as a single unit.
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what you yourself do not want (first half of the Golden Rule proverb)
Examples
- 己所不欲，。jǐ suǒ bú, wù shī yú rén.Do not do to others what you would not want done to yourself.
- 己所不欲。Tā cháng yǐnyòng jǐ suǒ bú zhè jù huà lái tǎolùn dàodé.He often quotes the phrase 'what you yourself do not want' to discuss morality.
- 己所不欲，。jǐ suǒ bú de dàolǐ suīrán jiǎndān, zuò qǐlái què bù róngyì.The principle of 'what you yourself do not want' is simple, but putting it into practice is not easy.
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