姜太公釣魚——願者上鉤

Chinese

	Jiang	great-grandfather; grand duke	to fish; to angle; to dupe to fish; to angle; to dupe; to trick; to deceive		hope; wish; desire hope; wish; desire; ready; willing	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth)	to take the hook; to take the bait; to rise to a bait to take the hook; to take the bait; to rise to a bait; to be drawn in; to be tricked
trad. (姜太公釣魚——願者上鉤)	姜	太公	釣魚	——	願	者	上鉤
simp. (姜太公钓鱼——愿者上钩)	姜	太公	钓鱼	——	愿	者	上钩
Literally: “Grand Duke Jiang goes fishing ― a willing person takes the bait.”

Etymology

Grand Duke Jiang often went angling at the Weishui River, but he would fish in a bizarre way. He hung a straight hook, with no bait, three feet above the water. Over and over again, he said to himself, "Fish, if you are desperate to live, come and gulp down the hook by yourself."

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Jiāngtàigōng diàoyú, yuàn zhě shànggōu

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤㄊㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄩˊ, ㄩㄢˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): goeng¹ taai³ gung¹ diu³ jyu^4-2, jyun⁶ ze² soeng⁵ ngau¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Jiāngtàigōng diàoyú, yuàn zhě shànggōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤㄊㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄩˊ, ㄩㄢˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jiangtaygong diawyu, yuann jee shanqgou
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ y³⁵ y̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ koʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: goeng¹ taai³ gung¹ diu³ jyu^4-2, jyun⁶ ze² soeng⁵ ngau¹
  - Yale: gēung taai gūng diu yú, yuhn jé séuhng ngāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goeng¹ taai³ gung¹ diu³ jy^4-2, jyn⁶ dze² soeng⁵ ngau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gêng¹ tai³ gung¹ diu³ yu², yun⁶ zé² sêng⁵ ngeo¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ tʰäːi̯³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵ tiːu̯³³ jyː²¹⁻³⁵ jyːn²² t͡sɛː³⁵ sœ̽ːŋ¹³ ŋɐu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

姜太公釣魚——願者上鉤

(xiehouyu) like the fish rising to Grand Duke Jiang's hookless and baitless line; a willing victim letting himself be caught of his own will

Synonyms

太公釣魚／太公钓鱼

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