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Mastering Chinese involves learning single characters, creating words, and finally, idioms. This free idiom resource introduces 「運籌帷幄」, with its explanation below.

This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「運籌帷幄」. Its meaning and application are provided below.

Chou: strategy, plot; Weiwo: the tent in the ancient army. Refers to formulating combat strategies. Extended to mean planning and directing.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yùn chóu wéi wò

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

wan6 chau4/chau2 wai4 ak1

Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.