运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外

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

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

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Child Words of 运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外

within

to hit (the mark)

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

inside

outside

victory

thousand

outside

chip (in gambling); token (for counting); ticket

lining

to move

a thousand miles

thousand miles distant

curtain

tent

to decide

to determine victory

to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom)

to plan

lit. to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom)

运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外

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