运筹帷幄之中,决胜千里之外 yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng , jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wài

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

运 yùn run; simplified form of 運 luck, fortune; ship, transport
筹 chóu chip, tally, token; raise money
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
决 jué decide, determine, judge
胜 shèng victory; excel, be better than
千 qiān thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
里 lǐ unit of distance; village; lane
之 zhī marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
外 wài out, outside, external; foreign