将在谋而不在勇，兵贵精而不贵多將在謀而不在勇，兵貴精而不貴多將在謀而不在勇，兵貴精而不貴多

a commander counts on strategy, not bravery; troops should be elite, not numerous

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Success depends on wise planning and quality, not on brute courage or sheer numbers. Used in war and in general work.

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Simplified: 将在谋而不在勇，兵贵精而不贵多
Traditional (Taiwan): 將在謀而不在勇，兵貴精而不貴多
Pinyin: jiàng zài móu ér bú zài yǒng, bīng guì jīng ér bú guì duō
Pinyin (Taiwan): jiāng zài móu ér bú zài yǒng, bīng guì jīng ér bú guì duō
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄤㄗㄞˋ ㄇㄡˊ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄩㄥˇ，ㄅㄧㄥㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄥㄦˊ ㄅㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄨㄛ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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