知己知彼，百战不殆 in English zhi1 ji3 zhi1 bi3 , bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4 Meaning

Meanings

  • know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiomatic expression, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])

Simplified Characters

知 己 知 彼 ， 百 战 不 殆

Traditional Characters

知 己 知 彼 ， 百 戰 不 殆

Pinyin

zhi1 ji3 zhi1 bi3 , bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

知zhi1to know 己ji3self 知zhi1to know 彼bi3that ， 百bai3surname Bai 战zhan4to fight 不bu4(negative prefix) 殆dai4dangerous