任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台

Traditional form:

任憑風浪起，穩坐釣魚臺

Pinyin (reading):

rènpíngfēnglàngqǐ,wěnzuòdiàoyútái

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 任 - to trust, to rely on; to appoint; to bear; duty, office
• 凭 - to lean on; to rely on
• 风 - wind; air; customs, manners; news
• 浪 - breaker, wave; reckless, wasteful
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 稳 - steady, stable; solid, firm
• 坐 - seat; to sit; to ride, to travel by
• 钓 - fishhook; to fish, to lure
• 鱼 - fish
• 台 - platform; unit; term of address

Traditional characters:

• 任 - to trust, to rely on; to appoint; to bear; duty, office
• 憑 - to lean on; to rely on
• 風 - wind; air; customs, manners; news
• 浪 - breaker, wave; reckless, wasteful
• 起 - to begin, to initiate; to rise, to stand up
• 穩 - steady, stable; solid, firm
• 坐 - seat; to sit; to ride, to travel by
• 釣 - fishhook; to fish, to lure
• 魚 - fish
• 臺 - platform; unit; term of address