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捞
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Definitions
- 1. to fish up
- 2. to dredge up
Words Containing 捞
Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994
(fig.) to clutch at straws (in desperation)
lit. to fish a needle from the sea
to fish for (aquatic animals and plants)
lit. to dredge for money
to get one's money back (esp. gambling)
see 水中撈月|水中捞月[shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè]
sea rescue service
to salvage
fishing (as a commercial activity)
Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲
to make extra money
see 大海撈針|大海捞针[dà hǎi lāo zhēn]
to dredge up; to scoop up from the water
(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
to profiteer
lit. to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom)
encumbrance