| 谋事在人，成事在天 |
móu shì zài rén , chéng shì zài tiān |
planning is with man, accomplishing with heaven (idiom); Man proposes but God disposes. |
| 谋 |
móu |
to plan / to seek / scheme |
| 谋事 |
móu shì |
to plan matters / to look for a job |
| 事 |
shì |
matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件,桩,回 |
| 在 |
zài |
to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 人 |
rén |
person; people / CL:个,位 |
| 成 |
Chéng |
surname Cheng / short name for Chengdu 成都 |
| 成 |
chéng |
to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth |
| 成事 |
chéng shì |
to accomplish the objective / to succeed |
| 事 |
shì |
matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件,桩,回 |
| 在 |
zài |
to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress) |
| 天 |
tiān |
day / sky / heaven |