知己知彼
知己知彼
zhī jǐ zhī bǐ
know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])
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- know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])
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知己知彼，百战不殆(zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài)— know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])
→一问三不知(yī wèn sān bù zhī)— lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
→一知半解(yī zhī bàn jiě)— lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
→一部二十四史，不知从何说起(yī bù èr shí sì shǐ , bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ)— It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.
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