从长计议

to take one's time making a decision (idiom) / to consider at length

from / through / via / to follow / to obey / to engage in (an activity) / never (in negative sentence) / (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

length / long / forever / always / constantly

chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance

surname Ji

to calculate / to compute / to count / to regard as important / to plan / ruse / meter / gauge

to deliberate / to talk over / to plan

to comment on / to discuss / to suggest