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

a willing victim

  • created reference approved 太公钓鱼，愿者上钩/太公釣魚，願者上鉤 → 姜子牙 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    太公钓鱼，愿者上钩 / 太公釣魚，願者上鉤 tài​gōng​diào​yú​yuàn​zhě​shàng​gōu

    姜子牙 jiāng​zǐ​yá

    see

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  • created sense approved 太公钓鱼，愿者上钩/太公釣魚，願者上鉤 · tài​gōng​diào​yú​yuàn​zhě​shàng​gōu · a willing victim — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    太公钓鱼，愿者上钩 / 太公釣魚，願者上鉤

    tài​gōng​diào​yú​yuàn​zhě​shàng​gōu

    a willing victim

    lit. like Grand Duke Jiang fishing, where the fish that want to be caught take the hook; used to describe someone who willingly falls into a trap or takes a risk knowing the consequences

    太公钓鱼 (literal) → 太公钓鱼/太公釣魚 · tài​gōng​diào​yú · like Jiang Taigong fishing ， (non_chinese) 愿者上钩 (literal) → 愿者上钩/願者上鉤 · yuàn​zhě​shàng​gōu · willingly take the bait

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