rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái

Traditional: 任憑風浪起，穩坐釣魚臺

任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台 (rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom); fig. to stay calm in a tense situation”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to stay calm in a tense situation

Characters in 任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台

任rèn · to assign凭píng · to lean against风fēng · wind浪làng · wave起qǐ · to rise稳wěn · settled; steady; stable坐zuò · to sit钓diào · to fish with a hook and line; to angle鱼yú · fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3])台tāi · used in place names

Related words

起来to stand up; to get up起来(after a verb) indicating the beginning and continuation of an action or a state一起(in) the same place对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon起to rise任何any; whatever; whichever坐to sit坐surname Zuo任务mission; assignment; task; duty; role台used in place names台(classical) you (in letters)台desk; table; counter

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