运筹帷幄之中,决胜千里之外

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)

运

yùn

to move

筹

chóu

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

帷

wéi

curtain

幄

wò

tent

之

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])

中

zhōng

(bound form) China; Chinese

,

,

决

jué

to decide

胜

shèng

victory

千

qiān

used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiu1 qian1]

里

lǐ

li, ancient measure of length, approx. 500 m

之

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5])

外

wài

outside