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設身處地 (cit3 san1 cyu3 dei6) — to set the body in a place in Cantonese

cit˗₃設sanˉ¹身cyu˗₃處deiˍ₆地
简 设身处地
Mandarin Pinyin: she4 shen1 chu3 di4

Meaning of 設身處地

nounto set the body in a place
nounput oneself in the other's position; to walk in their shoes; to see things through their eyes and be considerate; empathy

Characters in 設身處地

設cit3
particle of hypothesis; supposing that; what if; in case of
身san1
life; lifetime
處cyu3 syu3
department; section; office
地dei6
earth; land; soil; ground

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