지피지기

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Korean[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

지피지기 (jipijigi) (hanja 知彼知己)

  1. know the enemy and know yourself
    지피지기 (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
    지피지기 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]"