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知己知彼，百战不殆

zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài

Definitions

  1. 1. know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\ 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ])

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Child Words of 知己知彼，百战不殆

不
bù

no; not so

百
bǎi

hundred

知己
zhī jǐ

to know oneself

己
jǐ

self

彼
bǐ

that

战
zhàn

to fight

殆
dài

(literary) dangerous; perilous

百战不殆
bǎi zhàn bù dài

to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\ 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ]); to win every fight

知
zhī

to know

知己知彼
zhī jǐ zhī bǐ

know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\ 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ])