地利人和 Favorable location and support of the people
Explanation
地利指的是有利的地理环境,比如地形、气候、资源等;人和指的是人心所向,人民的拥护和支持。这个成语说明,在做事时,除了时机有利之外,还需要有有利的条件和民心所向,才能获得成功。
Di Li Ren He refers to the advantageous geographical environment, such as terrain, climate, resources, etc.; Ren He refers to the direction of people's hearts, the support and support of the people. This idiom shows that in doing things, in addition to favorable timing, it is also necessary to have favorable conditions and the support of the people to succeed.
Origin Story
战国时期,楚国大夫伍子胥为了报仇雪恨,率领军队攻打吴国。他采用了一套精明的策略,首先,他派人去贿赂吴王夫差的宠臣,让他在夫差面前挑拨离间,使夫差猜忌忠臣,离间君臣关系。其次,他利用吴国军队疲惫不堪、士气低落的机会,率领军队突袭吴国。最后,他用计攻破吴国都城,将夫差打得大败。伍子胥的成功,是得益于他的谋略和天时地利人和。
During the Warring States period, Wu Zixu, a minister of the State of Chu, led his army to attack the State of Wu in order to avenge his grievances. He adopted a clever strategy. First, he sent people to bribe the favorite ministers of King Fu Chai of Wu, making him suspicious of his loyal ministers and undermining the relationship between king and ministers. Second, he took advantage of the fact that the Wu army was exhausted and demoralized to launch a surprise attack on Wu. Finally, he used tactics to capture the capital of Wu and defeated King Fu Chai decisively. Wu Zixu's success was due to his strategy, the opportune time, the advantage of the terrain and the support of the people.
Usage
这个成语通常用在分析事物成败的原因,也用来比喻做事情需要具备的条件。
This idiom is often used to analyze the reasons for success or failure, and also to illustrate the conditions necessary for a successful action.
Examples
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我们要团结一致,才能取得胜利,因为天时不如地利,地利不如人和。
wǒ men yào tuán jié yī zhì, cái néng qǔ dé shèng lì, yīn wèi tiān shí bù rú dì lì, dì lì bù rú rén hé.
We must unite to win, because time is not as important as location, and location is not as important as the support of the people.
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创业成功需要天时地利人和,缺一不可。
chuàng yè chéng gōng xū yào tiān shí dì lì rén hé, quē yī bù kě.
To succeed in business, you need the right time, the right place, and the support of the people. None of this can be missing.
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这次项目之所以能顺利完成,就是因为我们做到了天时地利人和。
zhè cì xiàng mù zhī suǒ yǐ néng shù lì wán chéng, jiù shì yīn wèi wǒ men zuò dào le tiān shí dì lì rén hé.
The reason why this project was successfully completed is because we had the right time, the right place, and the support of the people.