太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
Traditional: 太公釣魚，願者上鉤Dictionary entry
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
What does 太公钓鱼，愿者上钩 mean?
太公钓鱼，愿者上钩 (tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu) has the following dictionary meaning.
1Jiang 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
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太tàihighest · greatest公gōngpublic · collectively owned钓diàoto fish with a hook and line; to angle鱼Yúsurname Yu愿yuànhonest and prudent · variant of 願|愿[yuan4]者zhě(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... · (after a noun) person involved in ...上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]钩gōuvariant of 鉤|钩[gou1]
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太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
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