put oneself in sb. else’s position; do unto others what one would do unto oneself; judge other people’s feelings by one’s own
❍ ~,可谓仁之方也已。(《论语·雍也》)To be able to judge of others by what is nigh in ourselves—this may be called the art of virtue.
能近取譬nénɡ jìn qǔ pì
譬:打比方。能够拿自己就近作例子来比方别人。形容要替别人设身处地地着想,推己及人,将心比心。judge other people’s feelings by one’s own, put oneself in sb. else’s position, can explain by simple analogy