放长线钓大鱼

fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú phrase C2

Traditional: 放長線釣大魚

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

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Its characters

放 fàng to put 8 strokes
长 cháng long 4 strokes
线 xiàn variant of 線|线[xian4] 8 strokes
钓 diào to fish with a hook and line 8 strokes
大 dà big 3 strokes
鱼 yú fish 8 strokes

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