知彼知己 [－－－－]

Jyutping zi1 bei2 zi1 gei2
Pinyin zhī bǐ zhī jǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to know the enemy and know yourself
    (syn.) 知己知彼
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    但战争不是神物，仍是世间的一种必然运动，因此，孙子的规律，“知彼知己，百战不殆”，仍是科学的真理。
    但戰爭不是神物，仍是世間的一種必然運動，因此，孫子的規律，“知彼知己，百戰不殆”，仍是科學的真理。
    dàn zhàn zhēng bù shì shén wù ， réng shì shì jiān de yī zhǒng bì rán yùn dòng ， yīn cǐ ， sūn zǐ de guī lǜ ， “ zhī bǐ zhī jǐ ， bǎi zhàn bù dài ” ， réng shì kē xué de zhēn lǐ ．
    • Yet war is in no way supernatural, but a mundane process governed by necessity. That is why Sun Wu Tzu's axiom, "Know the enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat", remains a scientific truth.