放長線釣大魚
fàng​cháng​xiàn​diào​dà​yú

to plan long-term for big results

  • created sense approved 放长线钓大鱼/放長線釣大魚 · fàng​cháng​xiàn​diào​dà​yú · to plan long-term for big results — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    放长线钓大鱼 / 放長線釣大魚

    fàng​cháng​xiàn​diào​dà​yú

    to plan long-term for big results

    to use a long line to catch a big fish; to adopt a long-term plan in order to secure major returns

    放 (literal) → 放 · fàng · to put 长 (literal) → 长/長 · cháng · long 线 (literal) → 线/線 · xiàn · thread 钓 (literal) → 钓/釣 · diào · to fish 大 (literal) → 大 · dà · big 鱼 (literal) → 鱼/魚 · yú · fish

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense