运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外

運籌帷幄之中，決勝千里之外
yùnchóuwéiwòzhīzhōng,juéshèngqiānlǐzhīwài
a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)

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Entry Composition

1 运筹帷幄 yùnchóuwéiwò
  1. lit. to devise battle plan in a tent (idiom)
  2. fig. planning strategies
2 之中 zhīzhōng
  1. inside
  2. among
  3. in the midst of (doing sth)
  4. during
3 决胜千里 juéshèngqiānlǐ to be able to plan victory from a thousand miles away (idiom)
4 之外 zhīwài
  1. outside
  2. excluding