| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | PlainPY | English Definition | ||
| 1 | 捞 | 撈 | lāo | lao1 | to fish up; to dredge up | ||
| 2 | 捕捞 | 捕撈 | bǔ lāo | bu3 lao1 | to fish for (aquatic animals and plants); to catch | ||
| 3 | 海底捞 | 海底撈 | hǎi dǐ lāo | Hai3 di3 lao1 | Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994 | ||
| 4 | 捞起 | 撈起 | lāo qǐ | lao1 qi3 | Take it out | ||
| 5 | 渔捞 | 漁撈 | yú lāo | yu2 lao1 | fishing (as a commercial activity) | ||
| 6 | 水中捞月 | 水中撈月 | shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè | shui3 zhong1 lao1 yue4 | lit. to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom); a hopeless endeavor | ||
| 7 | 沙捞越 | 沙撈越 | shā lāo yuè | Sha1 lao1 yue4 | Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆罗洲 | ||
| 8 | 捞油水 | 撈油水 | lāo yóu shuǐ | lao1 you2 shui3 | (coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means) | ||
| 9 | 捞一把 | 撈一把 | lāo yī bǎ | lao1 yi1 ba3 | to profiteer; to gain some underhand advantage | ||
| 10 | 捞外快 | 撈外快 | lāo wài kuài | lao1 wai4 kuai4 | to make extra money | ||
| 11 | 捞什子 | 撈什子 | lāo shí zi | lao1 shi2 zi5 | encumbrance; burden; that awful thing (colloquial); nuisance | ||
| 12 | 捞取 | 撈取 | lāo qǔ | lao1 qu3 | to fish for; to seek profit (by improper means) | ||
| 13 | 捞钱 | 撈錢 | lāo qián | lao1 qian2 | lit. to dredge for money; to make money by reprehensible means; to fish for a quick buck | ||
| 14 | 捞稻草 | 撈稻草 | lāo dào cǎo | lao1 dao4 cao3 | (fig.) to clutch at straws (in desperation); to take advantage of the situation (unscrupulously) | ||
| 15 | 捞本 | 撈本 | lāo běn | lao1 ben3 | to get one's money back (esp. gambling); to recoup one's losings | ||
| 16 | 救捞局 | 救撈局 | jiù lāo jú | jiu4 lao1 ju2 | sea rescue service; lifeboat service | ||
| 17 | 海底捞针 | 海底撈針 | hǎi dǐ lāo zhēn | hai3 di3 lao1 zhen1 | see 大海捞针 | ||
| 18 | 海底捞月 | 海底撈月 | hǎi dǐ lāo yuè | hai3 di3 lao1 yue4 | see 水中捞月 | ||
| 19 | 大海捞针 | 大海撈針 | dà hǎi lāo zhēn | da4 hai3 lao1 zhen1 | lit. to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack (idiom) | ||
| 20 | 打捞 | 打撈 | dǎ lāo | da3 lao1 | to salvage; to dredge; to fish out (person or object from the sea) |
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