ㄩㄣˋyùnㄔㄡˊchóuㄨㄟˊwéiㄨㄛˋzhīㄓㄨㄥzhōngㄐㄩㄝˊjuéㄕㄥˋshèngㄑㄧㄢqiānㄌㄧˇzhīㄨㄞˋwài

  1. 史記··高祖本紀》:運籌決勝千里之外不如子房。」帳幕謀劃策略掌控千里之外作戰形勢取得戰果三國演義·》:豈不運籌帷幄之中,決勝千里之外』?不可違令。」

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