Usage of the character 釣
diào
钓
[釣]
- to fish with a hook and line; to angle
bīngdiào
冰钓
[冰釣]
- ice fishing
diàoyú
钓鱼
[釣魚]
- to fish (with line and hook); to angle
- (fig.) to entrap
- (Tw) to repeatedly nod one's head while dozing
yědiào
野钓
[野釣]
- wild angling
diàokè
钓客
[釣客]
- angler
diàozhēn
钓针
[釣針]
- fishhook
diàojù
钓具
[釣具]
- fishing tackle
diàogōu
钓钩
[釣鉤]
- fishhook
diàogān
钓竿
[釣竿]
- fishing rod
- CL:根 (gēn)
chuídiào
垂钓
[垂釣]
- angling
diàogǎn
钓杆
[釣桿]
- fishing rod
Diàoyú Dǎo
钓鱼岛
[釣魚島]
- Diaoyu Islands, claimed by China but controlled by Japan as the Senkaku Islands, also called the Pinnacle Islands
diàogōur
钓钩儿
[釣鉤兒]
- erhua variant of 釣鉤／钓钩 (diàogou)
diàokǎizi
钓凯子
[釣凱子]
- (slang) (of women) to hunt for rich, attractive guys
diàoyúgān
钓鱼杆
[釣魚杆]
- fishing rod
- CL:根 (gēn)
diàoyúzhě
钓鱼者
[釣魚者]
- angler
Diàoyútái
钓鱼台
[釣魚臺]
- Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan – which calls them the Senkaku Islands – but claimed by China
gūmíngdiàoyù
沽名钓誉
[沽名釣譽]
- to angle for fame (idiom)
- to fish for compliments
diàoyúzhífǎ
钓鱼执法
[釣魚執法]
- (law) entrapment
wěnzuòdiàoyútái
稳坐钓鱼台
[穩坐釣魚臺]
- lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom)
- fig. to stay calm in a tense situation
diàoyúshìgōngjī
钓鱼式攻击
[釣魚式攻擊]
- (computing) phishing attack
fàngchángxiàndiàodàyú
放长线钓大鱼
[放長線釣大魚]
- use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
tàigōngdiàoyú,yuànzhěshànggōu
太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
[太公釣魚，願者上鉤]
- 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
Jiāngtàigōngdiàoyú,yuànzhěshànggōu
姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
[姜太公釣魚，願者上鉤]
- 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
rènpíngfēnglàngqǐ,wěnzuòdiàoyútái
任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台
[任憑風浪起，穩坐釣魚臺]
- lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom)
- fig. to stay calm in a tense situation