知己知彼，百戰百勝

Chinese

		to know yourself and know the enemy		to fight a hundred battles and win a hundred victories; to win every battle; to be ever-victorious
trad. (知己知彼，百戰百勝)		知己知彼	，	百戰百勝
simp. (知己知彼，百战百胜)		知己知彼	，	百战百胜

Etymology

Corruption of 知己知彼，百戰不殆／知己知彼，百战不殆 (zhījǐzhībǐ, bǎizhànbùdài), with 百戰不殆／百战不殆 (bǎizhànbùdài) replaced with 百戰百勝／百战百胜 (bǎizhànbǎishèng, “to be ever-victorious”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhījǐzhībǐ, bǎizhànbǎishèng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄐㄧˇ ㄓㄅㄧˇ , ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄞˇ ㄕㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ gei² zi¹ bei², baak³ zin³ baak³ sing³, zi¹ gei² zi¹ pei², baak³ zin³ baak³ sing³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhījǐzhībǐ, bǎizhànbǎishèng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄐㄧˇ ㄓㄅㄧˇ , ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄢˋ ㄅㄞˇ ㄕㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhihjǐjhihbǐ, bǎijhànbǎishèng
  - Wade–Giles: chih¹-chi³-chih¹-pi³, pai³-chan⁴-pai³-shêng⁴
  - Yale: jr̄-jǐ-jr̄-bǐ-, bǎi-jàn-bǎi-shèng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyjiijybii, baejannbaeshenq
  - Palladius: чжицзичжиби, байчжаньбайшэн (čžiczičžibi, bajčžanʹbajšɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ gei² zi¹ bei², baak³ zin³ baak³ sing³, zi¹ gei² zi¹ pei², baak³ zin³ baak³ sing³
  - Yale: jī géi jī béi, baak jin baak sing, jī géi jī péi, baak jin baak sing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ gei² dzi¹ bei², baak⁸ dzin³ baak⁸ sing³, dzi¹ gei² dzi¹ pei², baak⁸ dzin³ baak⁸ sing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ géi² ji¹ béi², bag³ jin³ bag³ xing³, ji¹ géi² ji¹ péi², bag³ jin³ bag³ xing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ pei̯³⁵ paːk̚³ t͡siːn³³ paːk̚³ sɪŋ³³/, /t͡siː⁵⁵ kei̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ pʰei̯³⁵ paːk̚³ t͡siːn³³ paːk̚³ sɪŋ³³/

Proverb

知己知彼，百戰百勝

Know yourself and know the enemy, and you can win every battle you fight.

Descendants

→ Vietnamese: trăm trận trăm thắng; trăm trận trăm thắng

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