姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
jiāng​tài​gōng​diào​yú​yuàn​zhě​shàng​gōu

like Jiang Ziya fishing, the willing take the bait

姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩 姜太公釣魚，願者上鉤 jiāng​tài​gōng​diào​yú​yuàn​zhě​shàng​gōu
like Jiang Ziya fishing, the willing take the bait
To do something of one's own free will despite the risks; used to describe a situation where someone willingly falls into a trap or takes an action knowing the consequences. This idiom refers to the legend of the sage 姜子牙 jiāng​zǐ​yá fishing with a straight hook above the water, waiting for the fish to choose to be caught.