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任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台

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rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái

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

Child Words of 任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台

任
rèn

to assign

凭
píng

to lean against

台
tái

desk; table; counter

浪
làng

wave

稳
wěn

settled

钓
diào

to fish with a hook and bait

钓鱼
diào yú

to fish (with line and hook)

风
fēng

wind

风浪
fēng làng

wind and waves

鱼
yú

fish

任凭
rèn píng

no matter what

稳坐钓鱼台
wěn zuò diào yú tái

lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom)

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

鱼台
yú tái

Yutai County in Jining 濟寧|济宁[jǐ níng], Shandong

坐
zuò

to sit

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