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捞
撈
lao1
- to fish up; to dredge up
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捕捞
捕撈
bu3 lao1
- to fish for (aquatic animals and plants); to catch
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打捞
打撈
da3 lao1
- to salvage; to dredge; to fish out (person or object from the sea)
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大海捞针
大海撈針
da4 hai3 lao1 zhen1
- lit. to fish a needle from the sea; to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
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海底捞月
海底撈月
hai3 di3 lao1 yue4
- to fetch the moon from the seabed (idiom); a hopeless illusion
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海底捞针
海底撈針
hai3 di3 lao1 zhen1
- see 大海撈針|大海捞针
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救捞局
救撈局
jiu4 lao1 ju2
- sea rescue service; lifeboat service
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捞本
撈本
lao1 ben3
- to get one's money back (esp. gambling); to recoup one's losings
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捞稻草
撈稻草
lao1 dao4 cao3
- to fish for a straw; futile attempt to gain profit
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捞钱
撈錢
lao1 qian2
- lit. to dredge for money; to make money by reprehensible means; to fish for a quick buck
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捞取
撈取
lao1 qu3
- to fish for; to seek profit (by improper means)
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捞什子
撈什子
lao1 shi2 zi5
- encumbrance; burden; that awful thing (colloquial); nuisance
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捞外快
撈外快
lao1 wai4 kuai4
- to make extra money
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捞一把
撈一把
lao1 yi1 ba3
- to profiteer; to gain some underhand advantage
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捞油水
撈油水
lao1 you2 shui3
- (coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
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沙捞越
沙撈越
sha1 lao1 yue4
- Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲
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水中捞月
水中撈月
shui3 zhong1 lao1 yue4
- to fetch the moon out of the sea (idiom); a hopeless illusion
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渔捞
漁撈
yu2 lao1
- fishing (as a commercial activity)