📖 Meaning
To treat others as one would treat oneself. It describes a person who shows no favoritism or selfishness, extending the same fairness and consideration to everyone as they would to themselves.
📜 Origin Story
This idiom originates from the Song dynasty scholar Luo Dajing's miscellany 'He Lin Yu Lu' (《鹤林玉露》), specifically in its second volume. The text states that the principle of treating others and oneself with equal regard — without self-centered intention — is the very hallmark of a virtuous gentleman's noble character. Luo Dajing was a renowned literatus of the Southern Song period known for his collected notes on history, poetry, and philosophy.
💡 Example Usage
作为领导，他对下属人己一视，从不偏袒任何人。
As a leader, he treats his subordinates the same as he treats himself, never showing favoritism to anyone.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 人己一视
- Pinyin: rén jǐ yī shì
- Literal Translation: others, self, one, regard
- Category: Morality
- Characters: 4