# 己所不欲，勿施於人
## Chinese

| | | 6th heavenly stem; self | actually; place; (nominalization prefix) | not; no | desire; longing; appetitedesire; longing; appetite; wish | | do not | distribute (alms); to do; to executedistribute (alms); to do; to execute; to carry out | in; at; toin; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname | man; person; people |
| trad. (己所不欲，勿施於人) | trad. (己所不欲，勿施於人) | 己 | 所 | 不 | 欲 | ， | 勿 | 施 | 於 | 人 |
| simp. (己所不欲，勿施于人) | simp. (己所不欲，勿施于人) | 己 | 所 | 不 | 欲 | ， | 勿 | 施 | 于 | 人 |

### Etymology

* From the Analects, Book 12 (《論語·顏淵》):
    From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Zhònggōng wèn rén. Zǐyuē: “Chūmén rú jiàn dà bīn, shǐ mín rú chéng dà jì. Jǐ suǒ bù yù, wù shī yú rén. Zài bāng wú yuàn, zài jiā wú yuàn.” [Pinyin]
    Zhonggong asked about perfect virtue. The Master said, "It is, when you go abroad, to behave to every one as if you were receiving a great guest; to employ the people as if you were assisting at a great sacrifice; not to do to others as you would not wish done to yourself; to have no murmuring against you in the country, and none in the family."
* From the Analects, Book 15 (《論語·衞靈公》):
    From: The Analects of Confucius, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
    Zǐgòng wèn yuē, yǒu yī yán, ér kěyǐ zhōngshēn xíng zhī zhě hū. Zǐyuē, qí shù hū, jǐ suǒ bù yù, wù shī yú rén.” [Pinyin]
    Zigong asked, saying, "Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life?" The Master said, "Is not reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others ."

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jǐsuǒbùyù, wùshīyúrén
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˋ , ㄨˋ ㄕ ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gei$^2$ so$^2$ bat$^1$ juk$^6$, mat$^6$ si$^1$ jyu$^1$ jan$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kí só͘ put-io̍k, bu̍t si î jîn
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jǐsuǒbùyù, wùshīyúrén [Phonetic: jísuǒbúyù,wùshīyúrén]
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˇ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˋ , ㄨˋ ㄕ ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jǐsuǒbùyù, wùshihyúrén
*** Wade–Giles: chi$^3$-so$^3$-pu$^4$-yü$^4$, wu$^4$-shih$^1$-yü$^2$-jên$^2$
*** Yale: jǐ-swǒ-bù-yù-, wù-shr̄-yú-rén
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiisuoobuyuh, wuhshyyuren
*** Palladius: цзисобуюй, ушиюйжэнь (czisobujuj, ušijujžɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ y³⁵ ʐən³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gei$^2$ so$^2$ bat$^1$ juk$^6$, mat$^6$ si$^1$ jyu$^1$ jan$^4$
*** Yale: géi só bāt yuhk, maht sī yū yàhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gei$^2$ so$^2$ bat$^7$ juk$^9$, mat$^9$ si$^1$ jy$^1$ jan$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: géi$^2$ so$^2$ bed$^1$ yug$^6$, med$^6$ xi$^1$ yu$^1$ yen$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /kei̯³⁵ sɔː³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ jʊk̚² mɐt̚² siː⁵⁵ jyː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kí só͘ put-io̍k, bu̍t si î jîn
*** Tâi-lô: kí sóo put-io̍k, bu̍t si î jîn
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ put̚³²⁻⁴ iɔk̚⁴ but̚⁴⁻³² si⁴⁴⁻³³ i²³⁻³³ zin²³/

### Idiom

己所不欲，勿施於人
* Do not do unto others what you would not like others to do unto yourself.

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 己の欲せざる所は人に施すなかれ (calque) (kundoku form)