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Chinese
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
- 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