知己知彼,百戰百勝

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Chinese

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to know yourself and know the enemy to fight a hundred battles and win a hundred victories; to win every battle; to be ever-victorious
trad. (知己知彼,百戰百勝) 知己知彼 百戰百勝
simp. (知己知彼,百战百胜) 知己知彼 百战百胜

Etymology

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Corruption of 知己知彼,百戰不殆知己知彼,百战不殆 (zhījǐzhībǐ, bǎizhànbùdài), with 百戰不殆百战不殆 (bǎizhànbùdài) replaced with 百戰百勝百战百胜 (bǎizhànbǎishèng, “to be ever-victorious”).

Pronunciation

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  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese
    • (Standard Cantonese, GuangzhouHong Kong)+
      • Jyutping: zi1 gei2 zi1 bei2, baak3 zin3 baak3 sing3 / zi1 gei2 zi1 pei2, baak3 zin3 baak3 sing3
      • Yale: jī géi jī béi, baak jin baak sing / jī géi jī péi, baak jin baak sing
      • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi1 gei2 dzi1 bei2, baak8 dzin3 baak8 sing3 / dzi1 gei2 dzi1 pei2, baak8 dzin3 baak8 sing3
      • Guangdong Romanization: ji1 géi2 ji1 béi2, bag3 jin3 bag3 xing3 / ji1 géi2 ji1 péi2, bag3 jin3 bag3 xing3
      • Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ pei̯³⁵ paːk̚³ t͡siːn³³ paːk̚³ sɪŋ³³/, /t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ pʰei̯³⁵ paːk̚³ t͡siːn³³ paːk̚³ sɪŋ³³/

Proverb

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知己知彼,百戰百勝

  1. Know yourself and know the enemy, and you can win every battle you fight.

Descendants

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