任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台

rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái

Definitions

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

Child Words of 任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台

• 钓鱼 diào yú: to fish (with line and hook)
• 浪 làng: wave
• 鱼 yú: fish
• 任 rèn: to assign
• 风浪 fēng làng: wind and waves
• 鱼台 yú tái: Yutai County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[jǐ níng], Shandong
• 稳坐钓鱼台 wěn zuò diào yú tái: lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom)
• 任凭 rèn píng: no matter what
• 稳 wěn: settled
• 凭 píng: to lean against
• 坐 zuò: to sit
• 钓 diào: to fish with a hook and bait
• 台 tái: desk; table; counter
• 风 fēng: wind
• 钓鱼台 diào yú tái: Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan – which calls them the Senkaku Islands – but claimed by China as part of its territory