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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	捞本	撈本	lāo běn	lao1 ben3	to get one's money back (esp. gambling); to recoup one's losings
3	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)
4	捞起	撈起	lāo qǐ	lao1 qi3	Take it out
5	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
6	捞取	撈取	lāo qǔ	lao1 qu3	to fish for; to seek profit (by improper means)
7	捞什子	撈什子	lāo shí zi	lao1 shi2 zi5	encumbrance; burden; that awful thing (colloquial); nuisance
8	捞外快	撈外快	lāo wài kuài	lao1 wai4 kuai4	to make extra money
9	捞一把	撈一把	lāo yī bǎ	lao1 yi1 ba3	to profiteer; to gain some underhand advantage
10	捞油水	撈油水	lāo yóu shuǐ	lao1 you2 shui3	(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)