捞
to dredge up; to fish for; to scoop out of the water; to fish up
- Strokes
- 10
- Pinyin
- lāo
Parts
Words with 捞
- 打捞dǎ lāo · dalaoto salvage; to dredge; to fish out (person or object from the sea)
- 捕捞bǔ lāo · bulaoto fish for (aquatic animals and plants); to catch
- 捞取lāo qǔ · laoquto dredge up; to scoop up from the water; to fish for; to gain (by improper means)
- 捞女lāo nǚ · laonu(slang) gold digger; woman who pursues men for money
- 捞本lāo běn · laobento get one's money back (esp. gambling); to recoup one's losings
- 捞钱lāo qián · laoqianlit. to dredge for money; to make money by reprehensible means; to fish for a quick buck
- 渔捞yú lāo · yulaofishing (as a commercial activity)
- 捞一把lāo yī bǎ · laoyibato profiteer; to gain some underhand advantage
- 捞什子lāo shí zi · laoshiziencumbrance; burden; that awful thing (colloquial)
- 捞外快lāo wài kuài · laowaikuaito make extra money
- 捞油水lāo yóu shuǐ · laoyoushui(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
- 捞稻草lāo dào cǎo · laodaocao(fig.) to clutch at straws (in desperation); to take advantage of the situation (unscrupulously)
- 救捞局jiù lāo jú · jiulaojusea rescue service; lifeboat service
- 水果捞shuǐ guǒ lāo · shuiguolaofruit medley in coconut milk – a chilled dessert consisting of assorted fresh fruits served in sweetened coconut milk, yogurt or fruit syrup
- 沙捞越shā lāo yuè · shalaoyueSarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲
- 海底捞hǎi dǐ lāo · haidilaoHaidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994
- 大海捞针dà hǎi lāo zhēn · dahailaozhenlit. to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
- 水中捞月shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè · shuizhonglaoyue(lit.) to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom); (fig.) a hopeless endeavor
- 海底捞月hǎi dǐ lāo yuè · haidilaoyue(mahjong) to complete one's hand on the last draw of the round