知彼知己 zhī bǐ zhī jǐ
zhī bǐ zhī jǐ
set phrase
to know the enemy and know oneself
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: Quote: idiom from the Warring States period text 孫子兵法 “Art of War” by Sunzi, section 10 (tr. by Giles 1910, p. 112; CC-CEDICT '知彼知己'; Guoyu '知彼知己'; Mathews 1931 '知彼知己', p. 128)
Contained in
- 知彼知己，百战不殆(知彼知己，百戰不殆) knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles
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- 孫子兵法 The Art of War by Sunzi Art of War 孫子兵法 — count: 2
- 卷三百七十一 列傳第一百三十 白時中 徐處仁 馮澥 王倫 宇文虛中 湯思退 Volume 371 Biographies 130: Bai Shizhong, Xu Churen, Feng Xie, Wang Lun, Yu Wenxuzhong, Tang Situi History of Song 宋史 — count: 1
- 第三十五回 Chapter 35 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 1
- 卷一百九十八 列傳第八十六 楊一清 王瓊 彭澤 毛伯溫 翁萬達 Volume 198 Biographies 86: Yang Yiqing, Wang Qiong, Peng Ze, Mao Bowen, Weng Wanda History of Ming 明史 — count: 1
- 第一百七回 Chapter 107 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 1
- 第九十四回 Chapter 94 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 1