知己知彼,百戰不殆
Chinese
editto know yourself and know the enemy | to fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat; to win every battle | |||
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trad. (知己知彼,百戰不殆) | 知己知彼 | , | 百戰不殆 | |
simp. (知己知彼,百战不殆) | 知己知彼 | , | 百战不殆 |
Etymology
editFrom The Art of War:
- 知彼知己,百戰不殆;不知彼而知己,一勝一負;不知彼,不知己,每戰必敗。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Art of War, circa 5th century BCE, translated based on Lionel Giles's version
- Zhī bǐ zhī jǐ, bǎi zhàn bù dài; bù zhī bǐ ér zhī jǐ, yī shèng yī fù; bù zhī bǐ, bù zhī jǐ, měi zhàn bì bài. [Pinyin]
- If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.
知彼知己,百战不殆;不知彼而知己,一胜一负;不知彼,不知己,每战必败。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄐㄧˇ ㄓ ㄅㄧˇ , ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhihjǐjhihbǐ, bǎijhànbùdài
- Wade–Giles: chih1-chi3-chih1-pi3, pai3-chan4-pu4-tai4
- Yale: jr̄-jǐ-jr̄-bǐ-, bǎi-jàn-bù-dài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyjiijybii, baejannbuday
- Palladius: чжицзичжиби, байчжаньбудай (čžiczičžibi, bajčžanʹbudaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zi1 gei2 zi1 bei2, baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5
- Yale: jī géi jī béi, baak jin bāt tóih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzi1 gei2 dzi1 bei2, baak8 dzin3 bat7 toi5
- Guangdong Romanization: ji1 géi2 ji1 béi2, bag3 jin3 bed1 toi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ pei̯³⁵ paːk̚³ t͡siːn³³ pɐt̚⁵ tʰɔːi̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
edit知己知彼,百戰不殆
Synonyms
editSee also
editCategories:
- Literary Chinese terms with quotations
- Mandarin words containing 不 undergoing tone sandhi
- Chinese lemmas
- Mandarin lemmas
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- Mandarin proverbs
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- Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Chinese terms spelled with 知
- Chinese terms spelled with 己
- Chinese terms spelled with 彼
- Chinese terms spelled with 百
- Chinese terms spelled with 戰
- Chinese terms spelled with 不
- Chinese terms spelled with 殆