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姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩

jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu

Definitions

  1. 1. 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

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Child Words of 姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩

公
gōng

public

太
tài

highest

者
zhě

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

姜
jiāng

ginger

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

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

姜太公
jiāng tài gōng

see Jiang Ziya 姜子牙[jiāng zǐ yá]

上
shàng

on top