知彼知己

Chinese

		to know; to be aware	that; those; (one) another)	to know; to be aware	6th heavenly stem; self
simp. and trad. (知彼知己)		知	彼	知	己

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhībǐzhījǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄅㄧˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ bei² zi¹ gei²
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): zai¹ bi² zai¹ gi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhībǐzhījǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄅㄧˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihbǐjhihjǐ
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-pi³-chih¹-chi³
    • Yale: jr̄-bǐ-jr̄-jǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jybiijyjii
    • Palladius: чжибичжицзи (čžibičžiczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ bei² zi¹ gei²
    • Yale: jī béi jī géi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ bei² dzi¹ gei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ béi² ji¹ géi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ pei̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zai¹ bi² zai¹ gi²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsai pí tsai kí
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sai³³⁻²³ pi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sai³³⁻²³ ki⁵²/

Idiom

知彼知己

1. to know the enemy and know yourself

Synonyms

• 知己知彼 (zhījǐzhībǐ)

Derived terms

• 知彼知己，百戰不殆／知彼知己，百战不殆 (zhībǐzhījǐ, bǎizhànbùdài)