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大海撈針
dà hǎi lāo zhēn
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lit. to fish a needle from the sea;
to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
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打撈
dǎ lāo
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to salvage;
to dredge;
to fish out (person or object from the sea)
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捕撈
bǔ lāo
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to fish for (aquatic animals and plants);
to catch
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撈一把
lāo yī bǎ
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to profiteer;
to gain some underhand advantage
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撈什子
lāo shí zi
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encumbrance;
burden;
that awful thing (colloquial);
nuisance
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撈取
lāo qǔ
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to fish for;
to seek profit (by improper means)
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撈外快
lāo wài kuài
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to make extra money
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撈本
lāo běn
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to get one's money back (esp. gambling);
to recoup one's losings
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撈油水
lāo yóu shuǐ
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(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
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撈稻草
lāo dào cǎo
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to fish for a straw;
futile attempt to gain profit
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撈錢
lāo qián
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lit. to dredge for money;
to make money by reprehensible means;
to fish for a quick buck
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救撈局
jiù lāo jú
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sea rescue service;
lifeboat service
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水中撈月
shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè
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lit. to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom);
a hopeless endeavor
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沙撈越
shā lāo yuè
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Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲
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海底撈
hǎi dǐ lāo
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Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994
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海底撈月
hǎi dǐ lāo yuè
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see 水中撈月|水中捞月[shui3 zhong1 lao1 yue4]
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海底撈針
hǎi dǐ lāo zhēn
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see 大海撈針|大海捞针[da4 hai3 lao1 zhen1]
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漁撈
yú lāo
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fishing (as a commercial activity)
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