任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台 in English ren4 ping2 feng1 lang4 qi3 , wen3 zuo4 diao4 yu2 tai2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiomatic expression); to stay calm during tense situation
  • a cool head in a crisis

Simplified Characters

任 凭 风 浪 起 ， 稳 坐 钓 鱼 台

Traditional Characters

任 憑 風 浪 起 ， 穩 坐 釣 魚 臺

Pinyin

ren4 ping2 feng1 lang4 qi3 , wen3 zuo4 diao4 yu2 tai2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

任ren4surname Ren 凭ping2variant of 憑|凭[ping2] 风feng1wind 浪lang4wave 起qi3to rise ， 稳wen3settled 坐zuo4surname Zuo 钓diao4to fish with a hook and bait 鱼yu2surname Yu 台tai2Taiwan (abbr.)