鱼见饵不见钩魚見餌不見鉤魚見餌不見鈎

the fish sees the bait but not the hook

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: People often see the gain and miss the danger. Warns against being lured by profit. Close to "greed blinds you to the trap".

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Simplified: 鱼见饵不见钩
Traditional (Taiwan): 魚見餌不見鉤
Traditional (Hong Kong): 魚見餌不見鈎
Pinyin: yú jiàn ěr bújiàn gōu
Bopomofo: ㄩˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄦˇ ㄅㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄡ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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