自己知自己事

Chinese

		self; oneself; by oneself	to know; to be aware	self; oneself; by oneself	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
simp. and trad. (自己知自己事)		自己	知	自己	事

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìjǐ zhī zìjǐ shì

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄓ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi⁶ gei² zi¹ zi⁶ gei² si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìjǐ zhī zìjǐ shì
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄓ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhjǐ jhih zìhjǐ shìh
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-chi³ chih¹ tzŭ⁴-chi³ shih⁴
    • Yale: dz̀-jǐ jr̄ dz̀-jǐ shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhjii jy tzyhjii shyh
    • Palladius: цзыцзи чжи цзыцзи ши (czyczi čži czyczi ši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi⁶ gei² zi¹ zi⁶ gei² si⁶
    • Yale: jih géi jī jih géi sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi⁶ gei² dzi¹ dzi⁶ gei² si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji⁶ géi² ji¹ ji⁶ géi² xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡siː²² kei̯³⁵ siː²²/

Idiom

自己知自己事

1. to know one's shortcomings