created sense approved 知人者智，自知者明 · zhīrénzhězhìzìzhīzhěmíng · knowledge of others is wisdom, self-knowledge is enlightenment — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
知人者智，自知者明
zhīrénzhězhìzìzhīzhěmíng
knowledge of others is wisdom, self-knowledge is enlightenment
to understand others is to be intelligent, but to understand oneself is to be truly enlightened; a classic philosophical proverb emphasizing that self-awareness is a higher form of wisdom than worldly knowledge
知人 (literal) → 知人 · zhīrén · to judge character 者 (bound) → 者 · zhě · -er 智 (literal) → 智 · zhì · wisdom; wise ， (non_chinese) 自知 (literal) → 自知 · zìzhī · to know oneself 者 (bound) → 者 · zhě · -er 明 (literal) → 明 · míng · wise
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created sense approved 知人者智，自知者明 · zhīrénzhězhìzìzhīzhěmíng · to know others is wise, to know oneself is enlightened — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
知人者智，自知者明
zhīrénzhězhìzìzhīzhěmíng
to know others is wise, to know oneself is enlightened
(idiom) those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise; a famous saying from the [[道德经|道德經|dao4 de2 jing1]]
知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to know 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 者 (bound) → 者 · zhě · -er 智 (literal) → 智 · zhì · wisdom; wise ， (non_chinese) 自 (literal) → 自 · zì · self 知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to know 者 (bound) → 者 · zhě · -er 明 (literal) → 明 · míng · wise
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