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姜太公釣魚，願者上鉤

简姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩 · 繁姜太公釣魚，願者上鉤

Mandarin · pinyin 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

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姜: jiāng · surname; ginger
太: tài · very, too, much; big; extreme
公: gōng · fair, equitable; public; duke
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魚: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
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者: zhě · that which; he who; those who
上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
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钓: diào · fish; fishhook; tempt, lure
鱼: yú · fish; surname; Kangxi radical 195
愿: yuàn · sincere, honest, virtuous
钩: gōu · hook, barb; sickle; stroke with

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