釣 diào

fish; fishhook; tempt, lure

DEFINITIONS

  • fish
  • fishhook
  • tempt, lure
  • to fish with a hook and bait

WORDS

任憑風浪起，穩坐釣魚臺 rèn píng fēng làng qǐ ， wěn zuò diào yú tái lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation; a cool head in a crisis
垂釣 chuí diào angling
太公釣魚，願者上鉤 tài gōng diào yú ， yuàn zhě shàng gōu Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, 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
姜太公釣魚，願者上鉤 jiāng tài gōng diào yú ， yuàn zhě shàng gōu Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, 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
放長線釣大魚 fàng cháng xiàn diào dà yú use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
沽名釣譽 gū míng diào yù to angle for fame (idiom); to fish for compliments
穩坐釣魚臺 wěn zuò diào yú tái lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite storms (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation; a cool head in a crisis
釣具 diào jù fishing tackle
釣凱子 diào kǎi zi (slang) (of women) to hunt for rich, attractive guys
釣客 diào kè angler; phisher (Internet slang)
釣桿 diào gǎn fishing rod
釣竿 diào gān fishing rod; CL:根[gen1]
釣鉤 diào gōu fishhook
釣鉤兒 diào gōu r erhua variant of 釣鉤|钓钩[diao4 gou1]
釣魚 diào yú to fish (with line and hook); to dupe
釣魚執法 diào yú zhí fǎ entrapment (law)
釣魚島 diào yú dǎo Diaoyu Islands, claimed by China but controlled by Japan as the Senkaku Islands, also called the Pinnacle Islands
釣魚式攻擊 diào yú shì gōng jī phishing attack (computing)
釣魚杆 diào yú gān fishing rod; CL:根[gen1]
釣魚者 diào yú zhě angler
釣魚臺 diào yú tái Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan – which calls them the Senkaku Islands – but claimed by China as part of its territory
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