放长线钓大鱼
fàng​cháng​xiàn​diào​dà​yú

to plan long-term for big results

  1. 放 fàng verb
    to put
    to put; to place; to lay down; to put in or add (an ingredient)
  2. 长 長 cháng adjective
    long
    long in space or time; lasting
  3. 线 線 xiàn noun
    thread
    thread; string; wire; something long and thin like a thread; (bound form) made of cotton thread
  4. 钓 釣 diào verb
    to fish
    to fish with a hook and line; to angle
  5. 大 dà adjective
    big
    big; large; great; vast; high in scale or intensity; (of a person) old; adult
  6. 鱼 魚 yú noun
    fish
    fish; generic term for aquatic cold-blooded vertebrates with gills and fins