"知己" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 知己 | zhī jǐ | to know oneself / to be intimate or close / intimate friend |   | |
Results beginning with 知己 | ||||
| 知己知彼 | zhī jǐ zhī bǐ | know yourself, know your enemy (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]) | | |
| 知己知彼，百战不殆 | zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài | know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]) | | |
Approximate Results for 知己 | ||||
| 视为知己 | shì wéi zhī jǐ | to consider sb as close friend (idiom) / to take into one's confidence | | |
| 知彼知己 | zhī bǐ zhī jǐ | to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War") | | |
| 红颜知己 | hóng yán zhī jǐ | close female friend / confidante | | |
| 蓝颜知己 | lán yán zhī jǐ | close male friend / confidant | | |
| 酒逢知己千杯少 | jiǔ féng zhī jǐ qiān bēi shǎo | a thousand cups of wine is not too much when best friends meet (idiom) / when you're with close friends, you can let your hair down | | |
| 知彼知己，百战不殆 | zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài | knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War") | | |
| 海内存知己，天涯若比邻 | hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ , tiān yá ruò bǐ lín | close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door / close in spirit although far away | | |
| 士为知己者死，女为悦己者容 | shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ , nu:3 wèi yuè jǐ zhě róng | a true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman makes herself beautiful for her sweetheart | | |
