捞一把
捞一把撈一把 lāo yī bǎ ㄌㄠ ㄧ ㄅㄚˇ laau4 jat1 baa2
- to profiteer
- to gain some underhand advantage
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捞
- 打捞打撈 dǎ lāo ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄠ daa2 laau4 to salvage
- 捕捞捕撈 bǔ lāo ㄅㄨˇ ㄌㄠ bou6 laau4 to fish for (aquatic animals and plants)
- 捞取撈取 lāo qǔ ㄌㄠ ㄑㄩˇ laau4 ceoi2 to dredge up; to scoop up from the water
- 捞女撈女 lāo nǚ ㄌㄠ ㄋㄩˇ lou4 neoi5 (slang) gold digger; woman who pursues men for money
- 捞本撈本 lāo běn ㄌㄠ ㄅㄣˇ lou1 bun2 to get one's money back (esp. gambling)
- 捞钱撈錢 lāo qián ㄌㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˊ laau4 cin2 lit. to dredge for money
一
- 一一 yī yī ㄧ ㄧ jat1 jat1 one by one; one after another
- 一些 yī xiē ㄧ ㄒㄧㄝ jat1 se1 some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
- 一代 yī dài ㄧ ㄉㄞˋ jat1 doi6 an era; an age; a generation
- 一共 yī gòng ㄧ ㄍㄨㄥˋ jat1 gung6 in total; altogether
- 一再 yī zài ㄧ ㄗㄞˋ jat1 zoi3 repeatedly
- 一切 yī qiè ㄧ ㄑㄧㄝˋ jat1 cai3 everything
把
- 把手 bǎ shǒu ㄅㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ baa2 sau2 to shake hands
- 把持 bǎ chí ㄅㄚˇ ㄔˊ baa2 ci4 to control
- 把握 bǎ wò ㄅㄚˇ ㄨㄛˋ baa2 ak1 to grasp (also fig.)
- 把柄 bǎ bǐng ㄅㄚˇ ㄅㄧㄥˇ baa2 beng3 handle
- 把关把關 bǎ guān ㄅㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄢ baa2 gwaan1 to guard a pass
- 一把手 yī bǎ shǒu ㄧ ㄅㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ jat1 baa2 sau2 working hand; member of a work team; participant
Idioms with these characters
- 大海捞针大海撈針 dà hǎi lāo zhēn ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄌㄠ ㄓㄣ daai6 hoi2 laau4 zam1 lit. to fish a needle from the sea
- 水中捞月水中撈月 shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄠ ㄩㄝˋ seoi2 zung1 laau4 jyut6 lit. to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom)
- 背城借一 bèi chéng jiè yī ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄧ bui3 sing4 ze3 jat1 to make a last-ditch stand before the city wall (idiom); to fight to the last ditch
- 背水一战背水一戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn ㄅㄟˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄧ ㄓㄢˋ bui3 seoi2 jat1 zin3 lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
- 表里不一表裡不一 biǎo lǐ bù yī ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧ biu2 leoi5 bat1 jat1 outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom); not what it seems
- 表里如一表裡如一 biǎo lǐ rú yī ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧ biu2 leoi5 jyu4 jat1 external appearance and inner thoughts coincide (idiom); to say what one means
- 别树一旗別樹一旗 bié shù yī qí ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄧ ㄑㄧˊ bit6 syu6 jat1 kei4 lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner