Word details
적
- Pronunciation
- 적
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- intermediate
- Homonyms
- 2
- Application
- 적이 [저기 ]
적도 [적또 ]
적만 [정만 ]
enemy
An opponent that one fights against or tries to harm.
enemy; no-no
(figurative) A factor that does one harm.
opponent
An opponent that one fights against in a game or match.
Proverbs
적을 잘 알고 자신을 잘 아는 자는 백 번 싸워 백 번 이긴다
A person who knows his/her enemy as well as himself/herself will win every single battle in one hundred battles
You will always win in a fight if you know yourself as well as your enemy.