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

基本释义

民间传说。周朝姜太公曾在渭水河边用无饵的直钩在水面三尺上钓鱼,说:“负命者上钓来!” 见《武王伐纣平话》卷中。后比喻自愿上当。

出 处

《武王伐纣平话》卷下:“姜尚因命守时,直钩钓:‘负命者上钩来!’”

英文翻译

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