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lāo

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Definitions

  1. 1. to fish up
  2. 2. to dredge up

Words Containing 捞

打捞
dǎ lāo

to salvage

大海捞针
dà hǎi lāo zhēn

lit. to fish a needle from the sea

捕捞
bǔ lāo

to fish for (aquatic animals and plants)

捞一把
lāo yī bǎ

to profiteer

捞什子
lāo shí zi

encumbrance

捞取
lāo qǔ

to dredge up; to scoop up from the water

捞外快
lāo wài kuài

to make extra money

捞本
lāo běn

to get one's money back (esp. gambling)

捞油水
lāo yóu shuǐ

(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)

捞稻草
lāo dào cǎo

(fig.) to clutch at straws (in desperation)

捞钱
lāo qián

lit. to dredge for money

救捞局
jiù lāo jú

sea rescue service

水中捞月
shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè

lit. to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom)

沙捞越
shā lāo yuè

Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲

海底捞
hǎi dǐ lāo

Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994

海底捞月
hǎi dǐ lāo yuè

see 水中撈月|水中捞月[shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè]

海底捞针
hǎi dǐ lāo zhēn

see 大海撈針|大海捞针[dà hǎi lāo zhēn]

渔捞
yú lāo

fishing (as a commercial activity)

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