| 1 | 掏出 | 掏出 | tāo chū | tao1 chu1 | to fish out; to take out (from a pocket, bag etc) | | |
| 2 | 掏 | 掏 | tāo | tao1 | to fish out (from pocket); to scoop; variant of 掏 | | |
| 3 | 自掏腰包 | 自掏腰包 | zì tāo yāo bāo | zi4 tao1 yao1 bao1 | to pay out of one's own pocket; to dig into one's pocket | | |
| 4 | 掏包 | 掏包 | tāo bāo | tao1 bao1 | to pick pockets | | |
| 5 | 掏空 | 掏空 | tāo kōng | tao1 kong1 | to hollow out; to empty out; to use up; (finance) tunneling | | |
| 6 | 掏心肺腑 | 掏心肺腑 | tāo xīn fèi fǔ | tao1 xin1 fei4 fu3 | spoken from the depths of one's being (idiom) | | |
| 7 | 掏心掏肺 | 掏心掏肺 | tāo xīn tāo fèi | tao1 xin1 tao1 fei4 | to be totally devoted (to a person) | | |
| 8 | 掏腰包 | 掏腰包 | tāo yāo bāo | tao1 yao1 bao1 | to dip into one's pocket; to pay out of pocket; to foot the bill | | |