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