Art of War 2.9
The Art of War (孫子兵法), Waging War 作戰篇
取用於國因糧於敵故軍食可足也
Bring war material with you from home, but forage on the enemy. Thus the army will have food enough for its needs.
Lionel Giles (1910), Sun Tzŭ on the Art of War (1910), with Giles' notes — public domain.
Lionel Giles's notes
用, “things to be used,” in the widest sense. It includes all the impedimenta of an army, apart from provisions.
Character glossary
- 取qǔto take, to receive, to obtain; to selec
- 用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; use
- 於yúat, in, on; to, from; alas!
- 國guócountry, nation, state; national
- 因yīncause, reason; by; because
- 糧liángfood, grain, provisions
- 敵díenemy, foe, rival; to match; to resist
- 故gùreason, cause; happening, instance
- 軍jūnarmy, military; soldiers, troops
- 食shífood; to eat
- 可kěmay, can, -able; possibly
- 足zúfoot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
- 也yěalso, too
Passages with shared wording
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