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放长线钓大鱼
放长线钓大鱼
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放长线钓大鱼
放长线钓大鱼

放长线钓大鱼 — “Cast a long line to catch a big fish”

放长线钓大鱼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take a long-term approach, willing to forgo immediate small gains for much greater future benefits; to play the long game”. Literally, “Cast a long line to catch a big fish”.

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放长线钓大鱼 Pronunciation and Pinyin

放长线钓大鱼 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
放
fàng8release, let go, put
长
cháng4long, grow, excel, chief
线
xiàn8thread, line, clue
钓
diào8fish with bait
大
dà3large, big, great
鱼
yú8aquatic vertebrate with gills and fins

Example Sentence with 放长线钓大鱼

他知道这个项目短期内不会有显著回报,但他相信这是在放长线钓大鱼,未来收益会很可观。
He knows this project won't have significant returns in the short term, but he believes it's casting a long line to catch a big fish, and future profits will be considerable.

Idioms Related to 放长线钓大鱼

Synonyms of 放长线钓大鱼

  • cóng从cháng长jì计yì议consider over the long term

Antonyms of 放长线钓大鱼

  • jié竭zé泽ér而yú渔destroy resource for temporary gain

More idioms starting with 放

  • fàng放xia下bāo包fu袱Let go of a mental burden
  • fàng放xià下tú屠dāo刀repent and mend one's ways
  • fàng放xià下tú屠dāo刀,,lì立biàn便chéng成fó佛Repent and reform to achieve redemption
  • fàng放xià下tú屠dāo刀,,lì立dì地chéng成fó佛Repent and achieve instant redemption
  • fàng放zhī之sì四hǎi海ér而jiē皆zhǔn准universally applicable
  • fàng放rèn任zì自liú流let things drift without interference
  • fàng放pì僻yín淫yì佚indulge in depravity and debauchery
  • fàng放pì僻xié邪chǐ侈indulge in perverse, evil, and extravagant acts
  • fàng放lěng冷jiàn箭stab someone in the back
  • fàng放diāo刁bǎ把làn滥act unscrupulously and extort
  • fàng放diāo刁sā撒pō泼act like a rogue or shrew
  • fàng放pì屁tiān添fēng风egg on, make a situation worse

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Questions about 放长线钓大鱼

What does 放长线钓大鱼 mean?

放长线钓大鱼 (fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take a long-term approach, willing to forgo immediate small gains for much greater future benefits; to play the long game”.

How do you pronounce 放长线钓大鱼?

放长线钓大鱼 is pronounced fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 放长线钓大鱼 literally mean?

Literally, 放长线钓大鱼 means “Cast a long line to catch a big fish”. It is used to mean “to take a long-term approach, willing to forgo immediate small gains for much greater future benefits; to play the long game”.

What is the Chinese definition of 放长线钓大鱼?

比喻做事从长远打算,虽然不能立刻收效,但将来能得到更大的好处。

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