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

  1. 姜太公 jiāng​tài​gōng
    Jiang Taigong
    Jiang Ziya (c. 1100 BC), a legendary advisor to King Wen of Zhou and the author of the military classic 六韬 liù​tāo. Known for fishing on a straight hook while waiting for a wise ruler, he was honored as 姜子牙 jiāng​zǐ​yá and 太公望 tài​gōng​wàng.
  2. 钓鱼 釣魚 diào​yú verb + noun
    to go fishing
    To fish with a hook and bait; to angle.
  3. ， yuàn
    non-Chinese
  4. 愿者上钩 願者上鉤 yuàn​zhě​shàng​gōu
    willingly take the bait
    those who are willing will bite the hook; to fall into a trap of one's own free will