放长线钓大鱼

Traditional: 放長線釣大魚

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Dictionary entry

use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns

What does 放长线钓大鱼 mean?

放长线钓大鱼 (fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns

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放fàngto put · to place 长chánglong · (bound form) length 线xiànvariant of 線|线[xian4]钓diàoto fish with a hook and line; to angle 大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)鱼Yúsurname Yu

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放长线钓大鱼

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