知己知彼

Chinese

		to know; to be aware	6th heavenly stem; self	to know; to be aware	that; those; (one) another)
simp. and trad. (知己知彼)		知	己	知	彼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhījǐzhībǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄐㄧˇ ㄓ ㄅㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ gei² zi¹ bei² / zi¹ gei² zi¹ pei²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ti-kí-ti-pí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhījǐzhībǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄐㄧˇ ㄓ ㄅㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihjǐjhihbǐ
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-chi³-chih¹-pi³
    • Yale: jr̄-jǐ-jr̄-bǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyjiijybii
    • Palladius: чжицзичжиби (čžiczičžibi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ gei² zi¹ bei² / zi¹ gei² zi¹ pei²
    • Yale: jī géi jī béi / jī géi jī péi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ gei² dzi¹ bei² / dzi¹ gei² dzi¹ pei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ géi² ji¹ béi² / ji¹ géi² ji¹ péi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ pei̯³⁵/, /t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ pʰei̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti-kí-ti-pí
    • Tâi-lô: ti-kí-ti-pí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: di'ky'di'pie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻²² pi⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ti³³ ki⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ti³³ pi⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻²² pi⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ pi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ti⁴⁴⁻³³ pi⁴¹/

Idiom

知己知彼

1. to know yourself and know the enemy

Synonyms

• 知彼知己 (zhībǐzhījǐ)

Derived terms

• 知己知彼，百戰不殆／知己知彼，百战不殆 (zhījǐzhībǐ, bǎizhànbùdài)