지피지기

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 知彼知己 (“(to) know oneself, (to) know others”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕipʰid͡ʑiɡi]
• Phonetic hangul: [지피지기]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jipijigi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jipijigi
McCune–Reischauer?	chip'ijigi
Yale Romanization?	ci.phiciki

Noun

지피지기 • (jipijigi) (hanja 知彼知己)

1. know the enemy and know yourself

   지피지기 백전불태(知彼知己 百戰不殆)

   "If you know the enemy and know yourself you will not be defeated in a hundred battles." – Sun Tzu in the Art of War

   지피지기의 정신으로

   jipijigi-ui jeongsin-euro

   with the mindset that "if you know the enemy and know yourself [you will not be defeated in a hundred battles]"