勿施于人

勿施於人

wùshīyúrén

phrase #47,904

Meanings

1 do not impose on others
2 do not do to others

Characters

to apply, impose

Examples

己所不欲，勿施于人，这是儒家的核心思想之一。

Jǐ suǒ bù yù, wù shī yú rén, zhè shì Rújiā de héxīn sīxiǎng zhī yī.

Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself — this is a core Confucian idea.

你自己都不喜欢的事，勿施于人。

Nǐ zìjǐ dōu bù xǐhuan de shì, wù shī yú rén.

Don't inflict on others what you yourself dislike.

Tips

history

Second half of 己所不欲，勿施于人, attributed to Confucius in 《论语·卫灵公》. Functionally the Chinese equivalent of the Golden Rule, though framed negatively (do not) rather than positively (do).

Stroke Order

勿 wù

施 shī

于 yú

人 rén