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])
lì jǐ
personal profit
to benefit oneself
kè jǐ
self-restraint
discipline
selflessness
jǐ
self
oneself
sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1]
sixth in order
letter "F" or roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
hexa
gè shū jǐ jiàn
everyone gives their own view
zhī jǐ
to know oneself
to be intimate or close
intimate friend
zì jǐ dòng shǒu
to do (sth) oneself
to help oneself to
shēn bù yóu jǐ
without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary
not of one's own volition
in spite of oneself
biǎo xiàn zì jǐ
to express oneself
to give an account of oneself
to project oneself
to show off
hóng yán zhī jǐ
close female friend
confidante
zì jǐ rén
those on our side
ourselves
one's own people
one of us
jǐ chǒu
twenty sixth year F2 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2009 or 2069
yán yú lǜ jǐ
to be strict with oneself
jù wéi jǐ yǒu
to take for one's own
to expropriate
Dá jǐ
Daji (c. 11th century BC), mythical fox spirit and concubine of the last Shang Dynasty Emperor Zhou Xin 紂辛|纣辛[Zhou4 Xin1]
lán yán zhī jǐ
close male friend
confidant
shě jǐ
selfless
self-sacrifice (to help others)
self-renunciation
altruism
jǐ hài
thirty sixth year F12 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1959 or 2019
jǐ suǒ bù yù , wù shī yú rén
What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects)
Do as you would be done by.
Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
jǐ wèi
fifty sixth year F8 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1979 or 2039
Kǒng Yǐ jǐ
Kong Yiji, protagonist of short story by Lu Xun 魯迅|鲁迅[Lu3 Xun4]
sǔn rén lì jǐ
harming others for one's personal benefit (idiom); personal gain to the detriment of others
zhàn wéi jǐ yǒu
to appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others)
zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's Art of War 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ]).
ān fèn shǒu jǐ
to be content with one's lot (idiom)
to know one's place
jǐ mǎo
sixteenth year F4 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1999 or 2059
jǐ yǒu
forty sixth year F10 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1969 or 2029
gù zhí yǐ jiàn
to persist in one's views
jǐ sì
sixth year F6 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1989 or 2049
shě jǐ jiù rén
to abandon self for others (idiom); to sacrifice oneself to help the people
altruism
kè jǐ fèng gōng
self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
shě jǐ wèi rén
to abandon self for others (idiom, from Analects); to sacrifice one's own interest for other people
altruism
hǎi nèi cún zhī jǐ , tiān yá ruò bǐ lín
close friend in a distant land, far-flung realms as next door (idiom); close in spirit although far away
absence makes the heart grow fonder
zhī bǐ zhī jǐ
to know the enemy and know oneself (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
you can't always do as you like
one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
gè chí jǐ jiàn
each sticks to his own opinion (idiom); chacun son gout
rén bù wèi jǐ , tiān zhū dì miè
Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.
Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.
fǎn qiú zhū jǐ
to seek the cause in oneself rather than sb else
kè jǐ fù lǐ
restrain yourself and return to the rites (idiom, from Analects); to subdue self and observe proprieties
(any number of possible translations)
jǐ táng
hexose (CH2O)6, monosaccharide with six carbon atoms, such as glucose 葡萄糖[pu2 tao5 tang2]
yù rén fāng biàn , zì jǐ fāng biàn
Help others, and others may help you (idiom).
gè zhí jǐ jiàn
each sticks to his own view (idiom); a dialogue of the deaf
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