知己知彼

zhī jǐ zhī bǐ · zhi ji zhi bi

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Meaning

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  1. know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法 / 孙子兵法 (Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ))

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