太公钓鱼，愿者上钩 in English tai4 gong1 diao4 yu2 , yuan4 zhe3 shang4 gou1 Meaning

Meanings

  • Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiomatic expression, 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

Simplified Characters

太 公 钓 鱼 ， 愿 者 上 钩

Traditional Characters

太 公 釣 魚 ， 願 者 上 鉤

Pinyin

tai4 gong1 diao4 yu2 , yuan4 zhe3 shang4 gou1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

太tai4highest 公gong1public 钓diao4to fish with a hook and bait 鱼yu2surname Yu ， 愿yuan4honest 者zhe3(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 钩gou1variant of 鉤|钩[gou1]