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역지사지

역지사지

Korean

Proverb

역지사지 (yeokjisaji) (易地思之, yeog-ji-sa-ji)

  1. do unto others as you would have them do unto you; one should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself.
  2. don't do unto others what you wouldn't have them do unto you; one should not treat others as one would not like to be treated.

Antonyms

Related terms

  • 역지즉개연 (易地則皆然, yeog-ji-jeug-gae-yeon)

References

  • The article of Dusan Encyclopedia (in Korean)