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太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
tàigōngdiàoyú,yuànzhěshànggōu
Traditional: 太公釣魚，願者上鉤
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
Character Breakdown
太
tài
very, too much; big; extreme
HSK 1
公
gōng
fair, equitable; public; duke
HSK 2
钓
diào
fishhook; to fish, to lure
HSK 5
鱼
yú
fish
HSK 2
愿
yuàn
desire, wish; honest, virtuous; ready, willing
HSK 3
者
zhě
that which; they who; those who
HSK 3
上
shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
HSK 1
钩
gōu
hook, barb, sickle; to hook, to link
HSK 6
Additional Information
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