Art of War 6.33
The Art of War (孫子兵法), Weak Points And Strong 虛實篇
能因敵變化而取勝者謂之神
He who can modify his tactics in relation to his opponent and thereby succeed in winning, may be called a heaven-born captain.
Lionel Giles (1910), Sun Tzŭ on the Art of War (1910), with Giles' notes — public domain.
Character glossary
- 能néngcan, may; capable, full of energy
- 因yīncause, reason; by; because
- 敵díenemy, foe, rival; to match; to resist
- 變biànto change, to transform, to alter; rebel
- 化huàto change, to convert, to reform; -ize
- 而érand, and then, and yet; but
- 取qǔto take, to receive, to obtain; to selec
- 勝shèngvictory; to excel, to truimph
- 者zhěthat which; they who; those who
- 謂wèito call, to say, to tell; name, title; m
- 之zhīmarks preceding phrase as modifier of fo
- 神shéngod, spirit; divine, mysterious, superna
Passages with shared wording
- Art of War 6.31
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- Zhuangzi The Tao of God
- Zhuangzi The Circling Sky
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