放長線釣大魚 fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

放 fàng put, release, free, liberate
長 cháng long; length; excel in; leader
線 xiàn thread, line, wire; clue
釣 diào fish; fishhook; tempt, lure
大 dà big, great, vast, large, high
魚 yú fish; surname; KangXi radical 195