知己知彼
zhī​jǐ​zhī​bǐ

to know oneself and know the enemy

  • created sense approved 知己知彼 · zhī​jǐ​zhī​bǐ · to know oneself and know the enemy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    知己知彼

    zhī​jǐ​zhī​bǐ

    to know oneself and know the enemy

    (idiom) To be familiar with one's own strengths and weaknesses as well as those of the opponent; originally from [[孙子兵法|孫子兵法|sun1 zi3 bing1 fa3]]

    知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to know 己 (literal) → 己 · jǐ · self 知 (literal) → 知 · zhī · to know 彼 (literal) → 彼 · bǐ · the other party

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