知己知彼

zhī jǐ zhī bǐ

Dictionary entry

know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])

What does 知己知彼 mean?

知己知彼 (zhī jǐ zhī bǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])

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知zhīto know · to be aware 己jǐself · oneself 彼bǐthat · those

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知己知彼

zhī jǐ zhī bǐ

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