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

Meanings

  • knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiomatic expression, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

Simplified Characters

知 彼 知 己 ， 百 战 不 殆

Traditional Characters

知 彼 知 己 ， 百 戰 不 殆

Pinyin

zhi1 bi3 zhi1 ji3 , bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

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