釣高嚟賣

diu3 gou1 lei4 maai6

to play hard to get [colloquial]

釣魚台

diu3 jyu4*2 toi4

Diaoyu/Diaoyutai Islands (ownership under dispute between Japan and the PRC), al

釣餌

diu3 nei6

bait

釣大魚

diu3 daai6 jyu2

literally: to catch a big fish; to catch a big criminal [colloquial]

釣蝦

diu3 haa1

to "fish" shrimp

釣水魚

diu3 seoi2 jyu4*2

to "fish" (i.e. to wait for) a "turtle"

單釣

daan1 diu3

(mahjong) waiting for a single tile to win

釣個金龜婿

diu3 go3 gam1 gwai1 sai3

to "fish" a golden turtle son-in-law (to get a rich husband)

釣金龜

diu3 gam1 gwai1

to look for a rich husband

釣泥鯭

diu3 nai4 maang1

refers to an unlicensed taxi trolling around looking for passengers waiting for

釣魚島

diu3 jyu4 dou2

Diaoyu Islands; Fishing Islands

上釣

soeng5 diu3

took the bait

坐穩釣魚船

zo6 wan2 diu3 jyu4 syun4

to sit stably on the fishing boat, it means one is very confident

釣魚用具

diu3 jyu4*2 jung6 geoi6

fishing tackle

釣泥猛

diu3 nai4 maang5

an unlicensed cab trolling for passengers [colloquial]