运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外 in English yun4 chou2 wei2 wo4 zhi1 zhong1 , jue2 sheng4 qian1 li3 zhi1 wai4 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

运 筹 帷 幄 之 中 ， 决 胜 千 里 之 外

Traditional Characters

運 籌 帷 幄 之 中 ， 決 勝 千 里 之 外

Pinyin

yun4 chou2 wei2 wo4 zhi1 zhong1 , jue2 sheng4 qian1 li3 zhi1 wai4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

运yun4to move 筹chou2chip (in gambling) 帷wei2curtain 幄wo4tent 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 中zhong1China ， 决jue2to decide 胜sheng4victory 千qian1thousand 里li3variant of 裡|里[li3] 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 外wai4outside