己所不欲

jǐsuǒbùyù

phrase #41,626

Meanings

1 what you do not want for yourself
2 that which one does not desire

Characters

to want, desire

Examples

己所不欲，勿施于人，这是做人的基本原则。

Jǐ suǒ bù yù, wù shī yú rén, zhè shì zuòrén de jīběn yuánzé.

Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself — this is a basic principle of conduct.

孔子讲己所不欲，告诉我们要推己及人。

Kǒngzǐ jiǎng jǐ suǒ bù yù, gàosu wǒmen yào tuī jǐ jí rén.

Confucius's teaching about 'what you don't want yourself' reminds us to put ourselves in others' shoes.

Tips

history

First half of Confucius's 己所不欲，勿施于人 from the Analects (《论语·卫灵公》) — often called the Confucian Golden Rule. Rarely used alone; almost always precedes 勿施于人.

Stroke Order

己 jǐ

所 suǒ

不 bù

欲 yù