知人者智，自知者明

zhī rén zhě zhì , zì zhī zhě míng

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Definitions

  1. 1. those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[dào dé jīng]

Child Words of 知人者智，自知者明

人
rén

person; people

者
zhě

(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...

自
zì

self

明
míng

bright

智
zhì

(literary) wise; wisdom

知
zhī

to know