Definition
渔翁 is a literary term for an old fisherman, often used in classical poetry and idioms to evoke a rustic, wise, or solitary figure by the water. It carries a more poetic and traditional flavor than the everyday word 渔民 (fisherman). You'll encounter it in set phrases like 渔翁得利 (the fisherman gains the profit — a third party benefits from a dispute between two others).
n.
old fisherman (literary, poetic)
Examples
- 渔翁,。Nà wèi yú wēng zuò zài hé biān, jìngjìng de diào yú.That old fisherman sat by the river, quietly fishing.
- 渔翁。Zhège gùshi jiǎng de shì yí ge yú wēng hé yì tiáo jīnyú.This story is about an old fisherman and a goldfish.
- ,渔翁。Yù bàng xiāng zhēng, yú wēng dé lì.When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman profits.
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