运筹帷幄 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. to devise battle plan in a tent
• fig. planning strategies

Character by character

• 运yùnto run; ship, transport; fortune, luck
• 筹chóuchip, tally, token; to plan; to raise money
• 帷wéicurtain, screen, tent
• 幄wòtent; mosquito net

Idioms sharing a character

• 匠心独运 jiàng xīn dú yùn
• 官运亨通 guān yùn hēng tōng
• 应天承运 yìng tiān chéng yùn
• 应运而生 yìng yùn ér shēng
• 时来运转 shí lái yùn zhuǎn
• 时运不济 shí yùn bù jì
• 时运亨通 shí yùn hēng tōng
• 走桃花运 zǒu táo huā yùn
• 运用自如 yùn yòng zì rú
• 觥筹交错 gōng chóu jiāo cuò

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