Pinyin: Fang Changxi
Explanation: Metaphor means to take a long-term view. Although you can't get immediate results, you can get more benefits in the future.
Source: Three Episodes of Heirloom in Jincheng, Qing Dynasty: "The line is long, and the fish catches big."
Example: it takes ~ to do such a thing. ★ Rodin's Dawn of the Storm
Synonym: take a long-term view.
Antonym: fishing after exhaustion
Two-part allegorical saying: Hook in the Pacific Ocean
Grammar: making clauses and attributes; Refers to long-term consideration.
Sit tight on the boat in spite of the storm-keep calm.
Pinyin: wěn Zuo diào yúchun
Explanation: Metaphor means to keep calm no matter what happens.
Source: Mao Zedong's Speech at the Second Session of the Eighth Central Committee of the Producers' Party of China: "No matter how rough the wind and waves are, you can sit on a fishing boat."
Example: let the wind and waves rise. ★ As the saying goes,
Synonym: Sit firmly on Diaoyutai.
Grammar: as a predicate; Of being able to hold one's breath