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知彼知己，百戰不殆 (zi1 bei2 zi1 gei2, baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5) — know your enemy and yourself and you will never lose a battle [Syn] 知彼知己，百戰百勝 in Cantonese

ziˉ¹知beiˊ²彼ziˉ¹知gei2,己，baak˗₃百zin˗₃戰batˉ¹不toiˏ₅殆
简 知彼知己，百战不殆
Mandarin Pinyin: zhi1 bi3 zhi1 ji3, bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4

Meaning of 知彼知己，百戰不殆

nounknow your enemy and yourself and you will never lose a battle [Syn] 知彼知己，百戰百勝
idiomKnow your enemy and know yourself, and you will never be defeated.

Characters in 知彼知己，百戰不殆

知zi1
know; understand; be aware of
彼bei2
other party
己gei2
the sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems
百baak3
hundred
戰zin3
war; fighting; battle
不bat1
not; no; un-
殆toi5
dangerous, perilous

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