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From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「推己及人」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.

Here is the Chinese idiom 「推己及人」, along with its meaning and how it is used.

Use your own mind to infer other people’s minds. It means to put yourself in other people’s shoes.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

tuī jǐ jí rén

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

teui1 gei2 kap6 yan4

Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.