지피지기

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 知彼知己 (“(to) know oneself, (to) know others”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕipʰid͡ʑiɡi]
    • Phonetic hangul: [지피지기]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jipijigi
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jipijigi
    McCune–Reischauer?chip'ijigi
    Yale Romanization?ci.phiciki

    Noun

    지피지기 • (jipijigi) (hanja 知彼知己)

    1. know the enemy and know yourself
      지피지기 백전불태(知彼知己 百戰不殆)
      "If you know the enemy and know yourself you will not be defeated in a hundred battles." – Sun Tzu in the Art of War
      지피지기의 정신으로
      jipijigi-ui jeongsin-euro
      with the mindset that "if you know the enemy and know yourself [you will not be defeated in a hundred battles]"
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