运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外
Traditional: 運籌帷幄之中，決勝千里之外Dictionary entry
a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)
What does 运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外 mean?
运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外 (yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng , jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wài) has the following dictionary meaning.
1a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)
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运yùnto move · to transport筹chóuchip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket · to prepare; to plan; to raise (funds)帷wéicurtain · screen幄wòtent之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him中Zhōng(bound form) China; Chinese · surname Zhong决juéto decide · to determine胜shèngvictory · success
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