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Chinese
Etymology
From The Art of War:
知彼知己，百戰不殆；不知彼而知己，一勝一負；不知彼，不知己，每戰必敗。
知彼知己，百战不殆；不知彼而知己，一胜一负；不知彼，不知己，每战必败。 - From: The Art of War, circa 5th century BCE, translated based on Lionel Giles's version
- Zhī bǐ zhī jǐ, bǎi zhàn bù dài; bù zhī bǐ ér zhī jǐ, yī shèng yī fù; bù zhī bǐ, bù zhī jǐ, měi zhàn bì bài.
- If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.
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Proverb
知己知彼，百戰不殆
- know thy enemy (Know yourself and know the enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles with no danger of defeat.)
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