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太公钓鱼,愿者上钩

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tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu

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  1. 1. 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

Words Containing 太公钓鱼,愿者上钩

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

Child Words of 太公钓鱼,愿者上钩

公
gōng

public

太
tài

highest

者
zhě

(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...

钓
diào

to fish with a hook and bait

钓鱼
diào yú

to fish (with line and hook)

钩
gōu

to hook

愿
yuàn

to hope

鱼
yú

fish

上钩
shàng gōu

to take the bait

太公
tài gōng

great-grandfather

上
shàng

on top

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