自知之明

Chinese

		to be personally aware; to know thyself	's; him/her/it; this	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
simp. and trad. (自知之明)		自知	之	明

Etymology

From Tao Te Ching:

知人者智，自知者明。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

From: Tao Te Ching, 4^th century BCE

Zhī rén zhě zhì, zì zhī zhě míng. [Pinyin]

He who knows other men is discerning; he who knows himself is intelligent.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìzhīzhīmíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄓ ㄓ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ zi¹ zi¹ ming⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìzhīzhīmíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄓ ㄓ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhjhihjhihmíng
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-chih¹-chih¹-ming²
    • Yale: dz̀-jr̄-jr̄-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhjyjyming
    • Palladius: цзычжичжимин (czyčžičžimin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ zi¹ zi¹ ming⁴
    • Yale: jih jī jī mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ dzi¹ dzi¹ ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ ji¹ ji¹ ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

Idiom

自知之明

1. wisdom of self-knowledge

   人貴有自知之明。 [MSC, trad.]
   人贵有自知之明。 [MSC, simp.]

   Rén guì yǒu zìzhīzhīmíng. [Pinyin]

   Self-knowledge is wisdom.