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Trad. 魷釣
- squid fishing (typically using lights at night to attract them)
Trad. 釣魚
- to fish (with line and hook); to angle
- (fig.) to entrap
- (Tw) to repeatedly nod one's head while dozing
Trad. 釣凱子
- (slang) (of women) to hunt for rich, attractive guys
Trad. 釣魚島
- Diaoyu Islands, claimed by China but controlled by Japan as the Senkaku Islands, also called the Pinnacle Islands
Trad. 釣魚臺
- Diaoyu Islands, located between Taiwan and Okinawa, controlled by Japan – which calls them the Senkaku Islands – but claimed by China
Trad. 沽名釣譽
- to angle for fame (idiom)
- to fish for compliments
Trad. 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
Trad. 釣魚式攻擊
- (computing) phishing attack
Trad. 放長線釣大魚
- use a long line to catch a big fish (idiom); a long-term plan for major returns
Trad. 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
Trad. 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