gei2 so2 bat1 juk6 ，mat6 si1 jyu1 jan4己所不欲，勿施於人己所不欲，勿施于人
Jyutpinggei2 so2 bat1 juk6 ，mat6 si1 jyu1 jan4
Yalegéi só bāt yukh ，math sī yyū yành
Definition
What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects); Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
Tone guide
T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level
Grammar guides
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