知人者智，自知者明

Chinese
to be an insightful and astute judge of character ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth) wisdom; knowledge to be personally aware; to know thyself ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth)
 
clear; bright; to understand
clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
simp. and trad.
(知人者智，自知者明)		 知人 者 智 ， 自知 者 明

Etymology

From Tao Te Ching:

知人者智，自知者明。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
From: Tao Te Ching, 4th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Zhīrén zhě zhì, zìzhī zhě míng. [Pinyin]
He who knows other men is discerning; he who knows himself is intelligent.

Pronunciation

  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhī rén zhě zhì, zì zhī zhě míng
    (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄓˋ , ㄗˋ ㄓ ㄓㄜˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
  • Cantonese (Jyutping): zi1 jan4 ze2 zi3, zi6 zi1 ze2 ming4
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Hanyu Pinyin: zhī rén zhě zhì, zì zhī zhě míng
      • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄓˋ , ㄗˋ ㄓ ㄓㄜˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
      • Tongyong Pinyin: jhih rén jhě jhìh, zìh jhih jhě míng
      • Wade–Giles: chih1 jên2 chê3 chih4, tzŭ4 chih1 chê3 ming2
      • Yale: jr̄ rén jě jr̀-, dz̀ jr̄ jě míng
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jy ren jee jyh, tzyh jy jee ming
      • Palladius: чжи жэнь чжэ чжи, цзы чжи чжэ мин (čži žɛnʹ čžɛ čži, czy čži čžɛ min)
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵/
  • Cantonese

Proverb

知人者智，自知者明

  1. know thyself; one who has self-knowledge is intelligent; those who know others are discerning, but those who know themselves are truly wise
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