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運籌帷幄之中，決勝千里之外

简运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外 · 繁運籌帷幄之中，決勝千里之外

Mandarin · pinyin yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng , jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wài

a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)

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帷: wéi · tent; curtain, screen
幄: wò · tent; mosquito net
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
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勝: shèng · victory; excel, be better than
千: qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
里: lǐ · unit of distance; village; lane; Kangxi radical 166
外: wài · out, outside, external; foreign
运: yùn · luck, fortune; ship, transport
筹: chóu · chip, tally, token; raise money
决: jué · decide, determine, judge
胜: shèng · victory; excel, be better than

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