釣(つ)り針(ばり)

つりばり
noun
fishhook
tool
1. fishhook
A barbed hook for catching fish, tied to a fishing line. From 釣(つ)る (to fish) plus 針(はり) (needle, hook).
釣(つ)り針(ばり)に餌(えさ)をつける。
To put bait on the fishhook.
魚(さかな)が釣(つ)り針(ばり)にかかった。
A fish got caught on the hook.
While fishing in the sea, my hook got caught on a rock.

From 釣(つ)る (to fish) plus 針(はり) (needle, hook); は voices to ば in the compound.

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釣(つ)り針(ばり)にかかる is also used figuratively to mean 'to fall for a trick or lure'.

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