己所不欲，勿施於人 jǐ suǒ bù yù ， wù shī yú rén

DEFINITIONS

  1. What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
  2. Do as you would be done by.
  3. Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.

CHARACTERS

己 jǐ
HSK 3
self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
所 suǒ
HSK 2
place, location; numerary adjunct
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
欲 yù
HSK 6
desire, want, long for; intend
勿 wù
HSK 5
must not, do not; without, never
施 shī
HSK 5
grant, bestow; give; act; name
於 yú in, at, on; interjection alas!
人 rén
HSK 1
man; people; mankind; someone else