知人者智，自知者明

Chinese

		to be an insightful and astute judge of character	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does something)	wisdom; knowledge		to be personally aware; to know thyself	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does something)	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
simp. and trad. (知人者智，自知者明)		知人	者	智	，	自知	者	明

Etymology

From Tao Te Ching:

知人者智，自知者明。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

From: Tao Te Ching, 4^th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Zhīrén zhě zhì, zìzhī zhě míng. [Pinyin]

He who knows other men is discerning; he who knows himself is intelligent.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhī rén zhě zhì, zì zhī zhě míng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄓˋ , ㄗˋ ㄓ ㄓㄜˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ jan⁴ ze² zi³, zi⁶ zi¹ ze² ming⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhī rén zhě zhì, zì zhī zhě míng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄓˋ , ㄗˋ ㄓ ㄓㄜˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhih rén jhě jhìh, zìh jhih jhě míng
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹ jên² chê³ chih⁴, tzŭ⁴ chih¹ chê³ ming²
    • Yale: jr̄ rén jě jr̀-, dz̀ jr̄ jě míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jy ren jee jyh, tzyh jy jee ming
    • Palladius: чжи жэнь чжэ чжи, цзы чжи чжэ мин (čži žɛnʹ čžɛ čži, czy čži čžɛ min)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ jan⁴ ze² zi³, zi⁶ zi¹ ze² ming⁴
    • Yale: jī yàhn jé ji, jih jī jé mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ jan⁴ dze² dzi³, dzi⁶ dzi¹ dze² ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ yen⁴ zé² ji³, ji⁶ ji¹ zé² ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ t͡siː³³ t͡siː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

Proverb

知人者智，自知者明

1. know thyself; one who has self-knowledge is intelligent; those who know others are discerning, but those who know themselves are truly wise