姜太公釣魚——願者上鉤
Chinese
editJiang | paternal great-grandfather | hope; wish; desire hope; wish; desire; ready; willing |
‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth) | |||||
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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
editGrand 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
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤ ㄊㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄩˊ , ㄩㄢˋ ㄓㄜˇ ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄡ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jiangtàigong diàoyú, yuàn jhě shànggou
- Wade–Giles: Chiang1-tʻai4-kung1 tiao4-yü2, yüan4 chê3 shang4-kou1
- Yale: Jyāng-tài-gūng dyàu-yú-, ywàn jě shàng-gōu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jiangtaygong diawyu, yuann jee shanqgou
- Palladius: Цзянтайгун дяоюй, юань чжэ шангоу (Czjantajgun djaojuj, juanʹ čžɛ šangou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ y³⁵ ɥɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ koʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: goeng1 taai3 gung1 diu3 jyu4-2, jyun6 ze2 soeng5 ngau1
- Yale: gēung taai gūng diu yú, yuhn jé séuhng ngāu
- Cantonese Pinyin: goeng1 taai3 gung1 diu3 jy4-2, jyn6 dze2 soeng5 ngau1
- Guangdong Romanization: gêng1 tai3 gung1 diu3 yu4-2, yun6 zé2 sêng5 ngeo1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kœːŋ⁵⁵ tʰaːi̯³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵ tiːu̯³³ jyː²¹⁻³⁵ jyːn²² t͡sɛː³⁵ sœːŋ¹³ ŋɐu̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit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
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