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太公

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tài gōng

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Definitions

  1. 1. great-grandfather
  2. 2. father

Words Containing 太公

姜太公
jiāng tài gōng

see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[jiāng zǐ yá]

太公望
tài gōng wàng

see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[jiāng zǐ yá]

姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu

Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose

老太公
lǎo tài gōng

aged gentleman (dialect, respectful term)

太公兵法
tài gōng bīng fǎ

alternative name for 六韜|六韬[liù tāo], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China

太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu

Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose

Child Words of 太公

太
tài

highest

公
gōng

public

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