愛人如己

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See also: 爱人如己

Chinese

to love; affection; to be fond of
to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
 
 man; person; people as (if); such as 6th heavenly stem; self
trad. (愛人如己) 愛 人 如 己
simp. (爱人如己) 爱 人 如 己

Etymology

From Leviticus 19:18 (among other passages). An early attestation comes from the Delegates' Version :

勿報仇、勿蓄怨、愛人如己、爾必守我耶和華所命。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
勿报仇、勿蓄怨、爱人如己、尔必守我耶和华所命。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Wù bàochóu, wù xùyuàn, ài rén rú jǐ, ěr bì shǒu wǒ Yēhéhuá suǒ mìng.
You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbour as yourself. I am Yahweh.

Probably popularized through the Chinese Union Version:

不可報仇、也不可埋怨你本國的子民、卻要愛人如己．我是耶和華。 [MSC, trad.]
不可报仇、也不可埋怨你本国的子民、却要爱人如己．我是耶和华。 [MSC, simp.]
Bùkě bàochóu, yě bùkě mányuàn nǐ běnguó de zǐmín, què yào ài rén rú jǐ. Wǒ shì Yēhéhuá.
You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the children of your people; but you shall love your neighbour as yourself. I am Yahweh.

Pronunciation

Phrase

愛人如己

  1. to love others as oneself
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