知己知彼,百战不殆 |
zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài |
know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法) |
知 |
zhī |
to know / to be aware |
知己 |
zhī jǐ |
to know oneself / to be intimate or close / intimate friend |
知己知彼 |
zhī jǐ zhī bǐ |
know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法) |
己 |
jǐ |
self / oneself / sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / sixth in order / letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / hexa |
知 |
zhī |
to know / to be aware |
彼 |
bǐ |
that / those / (one) another |
百 |
Bǎi |
surname Bai |
百 |
bǎi |
hundred / numerous / all kinds of |
百战不殆 |
bǎi zhàn bù dài |
to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孙子兵法); to win every fight |
战 |
zhàn |
to fight / fight / war / battle |
不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
殆 |
dài |
(literary) dangerous; perilous / (literary) almost; well-nigh |