Art of War 7.14
The Art of War (孫子兵法), Manœuvring 軍爭篇
不用鄉導者不能得地利
We shall be unable to turn natural advantages to account unless we make use of local guides.
Lionel Giles (1910), Sun Tzŭ on the Art of War (1910), with Giles' notes — public domain.
Lionel Giles's notes
§§ 12–14 are repeated in chap. XI. § 52.
Character glossary
- 不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix
- 用yòngto use, to employ, to apply; use
- 鄉xiāngcountry, village; rural
- 導dǎoto direct, to guide, to lead, to conduct
- 者zhěthat which; they who; those who
- 能néngcan, may; capable, full of energy
- 得déto obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable,
- 地deearth, ground, soil; land, region; struc
- 利lìgains, advantage, profit, merit
Passages with shared wording
- Art of War 11.52
- Art of War 8.5
- Mencius 2B.1
- Art of War 11.33
- Zhuangzi The Identity of Contraries
- Art of War 8.6
Data: English Wikisource (Public domain texts; transcription CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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