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謀事在人，成事在天

简 谋事在人，成事在天 · 繁 謀事在人，成事在天
Mandarin · pinyin móu shì zài rén , chéng shì zài tiān

Meanings

  1. planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom); Man proposes but God disposes.
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謀
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事
shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
在
zài · be at, in, on; consist in, rest
人
rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
成
chéng · completed, finished, fixed
天
tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
谋
móu · plan, scheme; stratagem
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mau4 si6 zoi6 jan4 ，sing4 si6 zoi6 tin1

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謀事在人，成事在天 · mou2 shi4 zai4 ren2 , cheng2 shi4 zai4 tian1
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Exact source record謀事在人，成事在天 谋事在人，成事在天 [mou2 shi4 zai4 ren2 , cheng2 shi4 zai4 tian1] /planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom); Man proposes but God disposes./