任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台

rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái

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

fig. to stay calm in a tense situation

任

rèn

to assign

凭

píng

to lean against

风

fēng

wind

浪

làng

wave

起

qǐ

to rise

,

,

稳

wěn

settled; steady; stable

坐

zuò

to sit

钓

diào

to fish with a hook and line; to angle

鱼

yú

fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3])

台

tái

typhoon