"知人者智,自知者明" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Chinese]

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ t͡siː³³ t͡siː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵ mɪŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵/, /t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ t͡siː³³ t͡siː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵ mɪŋ²¹/ Chinese transliterations: zhī rén zhě zhì, zì zhī zhě míng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓㄜˇ ㄓˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄗˋ ㄓ ㄓㄜˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zi¹ jan⁴ ze² zi³, zi⁶ zi¹ ze² ming⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], zhī rén zhě zhì, zì zhī zhě míng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], jhih rén jhě jhìh, zìh jhih jhě míng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chih¹ jên² chê³ chih⁴, tzŭ⁴ chih¹ chê³ ming² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], jr̄ rén jě jr̀-, dz̀ jr̄ jě míng [Mandarin, Yale], jy ren jee jyh, tzyh jy jee ming [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], чжи жэнь чжэ чжи [Mandarin, Palladius], цзы чжи чжэ мин [Mandarin, Palladius], čži žɛnʹ čžɛ čži [Mandarin, Palladius], czy čži čžɛ min [Mandarin, Palladius], jī yàhn jé ji, jih jī jé mìhng [Cantonese, Yale], dzi¹ jan⁴ dze² dzi³, dzi⁶ dzi¹ dze² ming⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ji¹ yen⁴ zé² ji³, ji⁶ ji¹ zé² ming⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Etymology: From Tao Te Ching: : 知人者智,自知者明。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.] From: Tao Te Ching, 4ᵗʰ 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. Etymology templates: {{zh-x|知人 者 智,自知 者 明。|He who knows other men is discerning; he who knows himself is intelligent.|collapsed=y|ref=Daodejing-L}} 知人者智,自知者明。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.] From: Tao Te Ching, 4ᵗʰ 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. Head templates: {{head|zh|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 Wikipedia link: Tao Te Ching
    Sense id: en-知人者智,自知者明-zh-proverb-T3V8PF3P Categories (other): Cantonese proverbs, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese proverbs, Mandarin proverbs

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      "zh-pron": "jr̄ rén jě jr̀-, dz̀ jr̄ jě míng"
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      "zh-pron": "чжи жэнь чжэ чжи"
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      "zh-pron": "chih¹ jên² chê³ chih⁴, tzŭ⁴ chih¹ chê³ ming²"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "jr̄ rén jě jr̀-, dz̀ jr̄ jě míng"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "jy ren jee jyh, tzyh jy jee ming"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжи жэнь чжэ чжи"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзы чжи чжэ мин"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čži žɛnʹ čžɛ čži"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czy čži čžɛ min"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵/",
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      "zh-pron": "jī yàhn jé ji, jih jī jé mìhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzi¹ jan⁴ dze² dzi³, dzi⁶ dzi¹ dze² ming⁴"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ji¹ yen⁴ zé² ji³, ji⁶ ji¹ zé² ming⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ t͡siː³³ t͡siː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵ mɪŋ²¹/",
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      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐn²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ t͡siː³³ t͡siː²² t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵ mɪŋ²¹/"
    }
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  "word": "知人者智,自知者明"
}

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