知己知彼，百戰百勝

Chinese

		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

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

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhījǐzhībǐ, bǎizhànbǎishèng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄐㄧˇ ㄓ ㄅㄧˇ , ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄞˇ ㄕㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ gei² zi¹ bei², baak³ zin³ baak³ sing³, zi¹ gei² zi¹ pei², baak³ zin³ baak³ sing³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhījǐzhībǐ, bǎizhànbǎishèng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄐㄧˇ ㄓ ㄅㄧˇ , ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄞˇ ㄕㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihjǐjhihbǐ, bǎijhànbǎishèng
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-chi³-chih¹-pi³, pai³-chan⁴-pai³-shêng⁴
    • Yale: jr̄-jǐ-jr̄-bǐ-, bǎi-jàn-bǎi-shèng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyjiijybii, baejannbaeshenq
    • Palladius: чжицзичжиби, байчжаньбайшэн (čžiczičžibi, bajčžanʹbajšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong 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

知己知彼，百戰百勝

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

Descendants

• → Vietnamese: trăm trận trăm thắng; trăm trận trăm thắng