知人者智，自知者明 in English zhi1 ren2 zhe3 zhi4 , zi4 zhi1 zhe3 ming2 Meaning

Meanings

• those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiomatic expression, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1]

Pinyin

zhi1 ren2 zhe3 zhi4 , zi4 zhi1 zhe3 ming2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

知zhi1to know 人ren2man 者zhe3(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 智zhi4wisdom ， 自zi4self 知zhi1to know 者zhe3(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 明ming2Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)