任憑

no matter what / despite / to allow (sb to act arbitrarily)

surname Ren / Ren County 任縣|任县[Ren2 Xian4] in Hebei

to assign / to appoint / to take up a post / office / responsibility / to let / to allow / to give free rein to / no matter (how, what etc) / classifier for terms served in office, or for spouses, girlfriends etc (as in 前任男友)

to lean against / to rely on / on the basis of / no matter (how, what etc) / proof

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

lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation / a cool head in a crisis