打大算盘

Traditional (Taiwan): 打大算盤

dǎdàsuànpan ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ˙ㄆㄢ

    • to think in terms of the big picture and the whole situation

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally
to work a big abacus
Meaning
To think in terms of the big picture and the whole situation. Approving.

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