决胜千里 — “To formulate strategies and ensure victory from a thousand miles away”
决胜千里 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to formulate strategies and ensure victory from a thousand miles away”. Describes a brilliant strategist or commander who can orchestrate decisive success from a distance. Literally, “Decide victory a thousand miles away”.
决胜千里 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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Origin and Story of 决胜千里
After Liu Bang became emperor, he hosted a grand banquet in the Nanyang Palace in Luoyang, entertaining his civil and military officials. He asked his officials about the differences between him and Xiang Yu, and they all praised his benevolence and righteousness.
Liu Bang then said that he was not as good as Zhang Liang at devising strategies in a tent and securing victory from a thousand miles away (运筹帷幄与决胜千里). He was not as good as Xiao He at managing the people and providing supplies, nor was he as good as Han Xin at leading armies in battle.
However, he concluded that his strength lay in his ability to effectively employ these three exceptional talents, which is why he was able to win the empire.
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- jué决yī一sǐ死zhàn战fight to the death
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- jué决bù不dài待shí时act immediately, do not wait
- jué决mìng命zhēng争shǒu首fight desperately for first place
- jué决duàn断rú如liú流decide swiftly and smoothly
- jué决yù狱duàn断xíng刑administer justice
- jué决yóu疣kuì溃yōng痈utterly rotten or corrupt
- jué决yōng痈kuì溃jū疽solve a critical problem decisively
- jué决cè策qiān千lǐ里make strategic decisions from afar
- jué决shèng胜zhī之jī机opportune moment for decisive victory
- jué决shèng胜yú于qiān千lǐ里zhī之wài外decide victory from a thousand miles away
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What does 决胜千里 mean?
决胜千里 (jué shèng qiān lǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to formulate strategies and ensure victory from a thousand miles away”.
How do you pronounce 决胜千里?
决胜千里 is pronounced jué shèng qiān lǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 决胜千里 literally mean?
Literally, 决胜千里 means “Decide victory a thousand miles away”. It is used to mean “to formulate strategies and ensure victory from a thousand miles away”.
Where does 决胜千里 come from?
决胜千里 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 决胜千里?
坐镇指挥千里之外的战局。形容将帅雄才大略，指挥若定。