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太公
tàigōng
1.
great-grandfather
2.
(old) grandfather
3.
father
Uncommon • Top 32%
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (6)
太公望
TàigōngWàng
see Jiang Ziya [[薑子牙|姜子牙<JiāngZǐyá>]]
老太公
lǎotàigōng
aged gentleman (dialect, respectful term)
姜太公
JiāngTàigōng
see Jiang Ziya [[薑子牙|姜子牙<JiāngZǐyá>]]
太公兵法
TàigōngBīngfǎ
alternative name for ”Three Strategies of Huang Shigong” [[黃石公三略|黄石公三略<HuángShígōngSānlüè>]], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China [[武經七書|武经七书<WǔjīngQīshū>]]
太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
tàigōngdiàoyú,yuànzhěshànggōu
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage [[薑子牙|姜子牙]] fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
姜太公钓鱼,愿者上钩
Jiāngtàigōngdiàoyú,yuànzhěshànggōu
Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage [[薑子牙|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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