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放長線釣大魚

放长线钓大鱼

fàngchángxiàndiàodàyú

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

to adopt a long-term plan to secure something big

（諺語）比喻安排長遠的計策，以便日後能得到更大的利益。

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Entry Composition

to put
to place
to release
to free
to let go
to let out
to set off (fireworks)

to fish with a hook and line; to angle

(figurative) a valuable person or thing that is being searched for
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 大, 魚 /鱼 (yú). ("big fish")
a valuable person or thing that is being searched for