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Japanese
Etymology
Calque of Literary Chinese 天時不如地利，地利不如人和, from the chapter 公孫丑下 / 公孙丑下 (“Gongsun Chou 2”) of Mencius. See also Chinese 天時地利人和 / 天时地利人和 (tiānshí dìlì rénhé).
Phrase
天の時は地の利に如かず、地の利は人の和に如かず • (ten no toki wa chi no ri ni shikazu, chi no ri wa hito no wa ni shikazu)
- (literally) earthly advantage is more important than heavenly time, man's harmony is more important than earthly advantage
- (figuratively) in order of worthiness of consideration when planning an operation, from least to most, are weather, geography, and man's unity