知彼知己,百戰不殆 zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài

DEFINITIONS

  1. knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")

CHARACTERS

知 zhī know, perceive, comprehend
彼 bǐ that, there, those
知 zhī know, perceive, comprehend
己 jǐ self, oneself; personal, private; 6th heavenly stem
百 bǎi one hundred; numerous, many
戰 zhàn war, fighting, battle
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
殆 dài dangerous, perilous; endanger