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放长线钓大鱼

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6-character word Traditional 放長線釣大魚

What 放长线钓大鱼 means

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

The characters in 放长线钓大鱼

• 放fàngto put; to place; to release
• 长chánglong; (bound form) length; (bound form) strong point; forte
• 线xiànthread; string; wire
• 钓diàoto fish with a hook and line; to angle
• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 鱼yúfish; used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鲍鱼