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太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
太公釣魚，願者上鉤
tàigōngdiàoyú,yuànzhěshànggōu
1. 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 4 丶
公
gōng
fair, equitable; public; duke
HSK 2 4 丶
钓
diào
fishhook; to fish, to lure
HSK 5 8 丶
鱼
yú
fish
HSK 2 8 丶
愿
yuàn
desire, wish; honest, virtuous; ready, willing
HSK 3 14 丶
者
zhě
that which; they who; those who
HSK 3 8 丶
上
shàng
above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
HSK 1 3 丶
钩
gōu
hook, barb, sickle; to hook, to link
HSK 6 9 丶

Compound Words (1)

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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