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): ㄓㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄐㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ bei² zi¹ gei²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhībǐzhījǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄐㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jybiijyjii
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ bei² zi¹ gei²
  - Yale: jī béi jī géi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ bei² dzi¹ gei²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ béi² ji¹ géi²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ pei̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵/

Idiom

知彼知己

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)

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