知彼知己，百戰不殆

Chinese

		to know the enemy and know yourself		to fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat; to win every battle
trad. (知彼知己，百戰不殆)		知彼知己	，	百戰不殆
simp. (知彼知己，百战不殆)		知彼知己	，	百战不殆

Etymology

See the entry at 知己知彼，百戰不殆.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhībǐzhījǐ, bǎizhànbùdài

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄅㄧˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧˇ , ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ bei² zi¹ gei², baak³ zin³ bat¹ toi⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhībǐzhījǐ, bǎizhànbùdài [Phonetic: zhībǐzhījǐ, bǎizhànbúdài]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄅㄧˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧˇ , ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihbǐjhihjǐ, bǎijhànbùdài
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-pi³-chih¹-chi³, pai³-chan⁴-pu⁴-tai⁴
    • Yale: jr̄-bǐ-jr̄-jǐ-, bǎi-jàn-bù-dài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jybiijyjii, baejannbuday
    • Palladius: чжибичжицзи, байчжаньбудай (čžibičžiczi, bajčžanʹbudaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ bei² zi¹ gei², baak³ zin³ bat¹ toi⁵
    • Yale: jī béi jī géi, baak jin bāt tóih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ bei² dzi¹ gei², baak⁸ dzin³ bat⁷ toi⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ béi² ji¹ géi², bag³ jin³ bed¹ toi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ pei̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ paːk̚³ t͡siːn³³ pɐt̚⁵ tʰɔːi̯¹³/

Idiom

知彼知己，百戰不殆

1. Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.

Synonyms

• 知己知彼，百戰不殆／知己知彼，百战不殆 (zhījǐzhībǐ, bǎizhànbùdài)