Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Don‘t follow where the pathway goes

Chinese translation:

途有所不由

Added to glossary by Peggy Huang
May 23, 2008 03:36
15 yrs ago
English term

Don‘t follow where the pathway goes

English to Chinese Other Military / Defense
孙子兵法的一句话:Don‘t follow where the pathway goes, lead instead where there is no path and leave a trail

对应的中文是什么?谢谢!
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May 23, 2008 07:20: Denyce Seow changed "Language pair" from "Chinese to English" to "English to Chinese"

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途有所不由

below is the Chinse original text of "孙子兵法"
九变第八

孙子曰:
凡用兵之法,将受命于君,合军聚合。泛地无舍,衢地合交,绝地无留,围地
则谋,死地则战,途有所不由,军有所不击,城有所不攻,地有所不争,君命有所
不受。

Here is an english article that quotes this sentense:

Leaders operate outside the boundaries of organizationally defined procedures.
Managers provide direction while leaders chart direction beyond that prescribed by existing procedures. The author quotes Sun Tzu in The Art of War: “Don’t follow where the pathway goes, lead instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
Note from asker:
Thank you very much Alan!
Peer comment(s):

agree 855649 (X)
9 hrs
agree Gertrude Tsau
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agree Jinhang Wang
1 day 11 hrs
agree AZ-Loc
2 days 2 hrs
agree Guei Lin
3 days 12 hrs
neutral orientalhorizon : Very plausible, but if it's true, the English translation made by someone (maybe a foreigner) is far from the Original Chinese version, even nothing to do with each other.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks! Alan!"
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兵无常势,水无常形。

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Thank you very much, toyoyos! Best, Peggy
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