餌 (ěr) - Bait — food or other lure used to & also refers to pastries, cakes, or medicinal pills.

餌Tone 3

ěr ｜ 14 strokes ｜ radical:

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餌 · ěr

Bait — food or other lure used to attract and catch fish, animals, or people;

also refers to pastries, cakes, or medicinal pills.

Bait — food or other lure used toalso refers to pastries, cakes, or medicinal pills.

Usage highlights

Fish baitBait and switchMedicinal pillDecoyBait materialPastry

Synonyms

Antonyms

  • 陷阱— trap (the mechanism rather than the lure)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He put bait on the hook (饵料).
  • This is a fish bait (鱼饵).
  • They used a lure to trap the enemy (诱饵).
  • She took the herbal pill (药饵).

Collocations

  • Fish bait(鱼饵)
  • Bait and switch(饵骗)
  • Medicinal pill(药饵)
  • Decoy(诱饵)
  • Bait material(饵料)
  • Pastry(饼饵)

Idioms

  • To serve as bait(以饵投鱼)
  • Bait and hook(饵名钓禄)
  • Sweet words are bait(甘言厚饵)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally referred to food, especially pastries and cakes, before extending to fishing bait and metaphorical lures.
  • In traditional Chinese medicine, '饵' can refer to medicinal pills or preparations.
  • The character carries connotations of temptation, deception, and strategic enticement in military and political contexts.

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