捞稻草 撈稻草
捞稻草 撈稻草 lāo dào cǎo ㄌㄠ ㄉㄠˋ ㄘㄠˇ laau4 dou6 cou2
- (fig.) to clutch at straws (in desperation)
- to take advantage of the situation (unscrupulously)
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捞 撈
- 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)
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- 捞钱 撈錢 lāo qián ㄌㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˊ laau4 cin2 lit. to dredge for money
- 渔捞 漁撈 yú lāo ㄩˊ ㄌㄠ jyu4 laau4 fishing (as a commercial activity)
- 捞一把 撈一把 lāo yī bǎ ㄌㄠ ㄧ ㄅㄚˇ laau4 jat1 baa2 to profiteer
- 捞什子 撈什子 lāo shí zi ㄌㄠ ㄕˊ ˙ㄗ lou1 zaap6 zi2 encumbrance
- 捞外快 撈外快 lāo wài kuài ㄌㄠ ㄨㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄞˋ lou4 ngoi6 faai3 to make extra money
- 捞油水 撈油水 lāo yóu shuǐ ㄌㄠ ㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ lou1 jau4 seoi2 (coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
- 救捞局 救撈局 jiù lāo jú ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄌㄠ ㄐㄩˊ gau3 laau4 guk6 sea rescue service
- 水果捞 水果撈 shuǐ guǒ lāo ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄠ seoi2 gwo2 lou4 fruit medley in coconut milk – a chilled dessert consisting of assorted fresh fruits served in sweetened coconut milk, yogurt or fruit syrup
- 沙捞越 沙撈越 Shā lāo yuè ㄕㄚ ㄌㄠ ㄩㄝˋ saa1 lou4 jyut6 Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆罗洲
- 海底捞 海底撈 Hǎi dǐ lāo ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄠ hoi2 dai2 lou4 Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994
- 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)
- 海底捞月 海底撈月 hǎi dǐ lāo yuè ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄠ ㄩㄝˋ hoi2 dai2 laau4 jyut6 see 水中捞月
- 海底捞针 海底撈針 hǎi dǐ lāo zhēn ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄌㄠ ㄓㄣ hoi2 dai2 lou4 zam1 see 大海捞针
稻
- 水稻 shuǐ dào ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄠˋ seoi2 dou6 rice
- 稻草 dào cǎo ㄉㄠˋ ㄘㄠˇ dou6 cou2 rice straw
- 早稻 zǎo dào ㄗㄠˇ ㄉㄠˋ zou2 dou6 early season rice
- 禾稻 hé dào ㄏㄜˊ ㄉㄠˋ wo4 dou6 paddy (rice)
- 稻作 dào zuò ㄉㄠˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ dou6 zok3 rice cultivation
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- 稻城 Dào chéng ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄥˊ dou6 sing4 see 稻城县
- 稻子 dào zi ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄗ dou6 zi2 rice (crop)
- 稻壳 稻殼 dào ké ㄉㄠˋ ㄎㄜˊ dou6 hok3 rice husk
- 稻浪 dào làng ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄤˋ dou6 long6 rice field rippling in the wind
- 稻田 dào tián ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄧㄢˊ dou6 tin4 paddy field
- 稻谷 稻穀 dào gǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄍㄨˇ dou6 guk1 unhusked rice
- 稻穗 dào suì ㄉㄠˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ dou6 seoi6 rice ear
- 稻米 dào mǐ ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄧˇ dou6 mai5 rice (crop)
- 稻糠 dào kāng ㄉㄠˋ ㄎㄤ dou6 hong1 rice husk
- 稻苗 dào miáo ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄠˊ dou6 miu4 rice seedling
- 籼稻 xiān dào ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄠˋ sin1 dou6 long-grained rice (Indian rice, as opposed to round-grained rice)
- 粳稻 jīng dào ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄠˋ gang1 dou6 round-grained nonglutinous rice (Japonica rice)
- 糯稻 nuò dào ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄠˋ no6 dou6 glutinous rice
- 再生稻 zài shēng dào ㄗㄞˋ ㄕㄥ ㄉㄠˋ zoi3 saang1 dou6 ratoon rice; rice plants that regrow from stubble after the first harvest, yielding a second crop
- 稻城县 稻城縣 Dào chéng Xiàn ㄉㄠˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ dou6 sing4 jyun6 Daocheng, a county in Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 甘孜藏族自治州, Sichuan
草
- 潦草 liáo cǎo ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄘㄠˇ liu2 cou2 slipshod; careless; slovenly
- 稻草 dào cǎo ㄉㄠˋ ㄘㄠˇ dou6 cou2 rice straw
- 花草 huā cǎo ㄏㄨㄚ ㄘㄠˇ faa1 cou2 flowers and plants
- 草原 cǎo yuán ㄘㄠˇ ㄩㄢˊ cou2 jyun4 grassland
- 草丛 草叢 cǎo cóng ㄘㄠˇ ㄘㄨㄥˊ cou2 cung4 underbrush
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- 草地 cǎo dì ㄘㄠˇ ㄉㄧˋ cou2 dei6 lawn
- 草坪 cǎo píng ㄘㄠˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ cou2 ping4 lawn
- 草案 cǎo àn ㄘㄠˇ ㄢˋ cou2 on3 draft (legislation, proposal etc)
- 草率 cǎo shuài ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄞˋ cou2 seot1 careless
- 草药 草藥 cǎo yào ㄘㄠˇ ㄧㄠˋ cou2 joek6 herbal medicine
- 起草 qǐ cǎo ㄑㄧˇ ㄘㄠˇ hei2 cou2 to make a draft
- 奇花异草 奇花異草 qí huā yì cǎo ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧˋ ㄘㄠˇ kei4 faa1 ji6 cou2 (idiom) rare or exotic flowers and plants
- 斩草除根 斬草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn ㄓㄢˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨˊ ㄍㄣ zaam2 cou2 ceoi4 gan1 to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom); to destroy root and branch
- 乳草 rǔ cǎo ㄖㄨˇ ㄘㄠˇ jyu5 cou2 milkweeds (genus Asclepias)
- 干草 乾草 gān cǎo ㄍㄢ ㄘㄠˇ gon1 cou2 hay
- 仙草 xiān cǎo ㄒㄧㄢ ㄘㄠˇ sin1 cou2 medicinal herb (genus Mesona)
- 出草 chū cǎo ㄔㄨ ㄘㄠˇ ceot1 cou2 (of Taiwan aborigines) to go on a headhunting expedition
- 割草 gē cǎo ㄍㄜ ㄘㄠˇ got3 cou2 mow grass
- 劲草 勁草 jìng cǎo ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄠˇ ging6 cou2 tough upright grass
- 吃草 chī cǎo ㄔ ㄘㄠˇ hek3 cou2 to graze; to eat grass
Idioms with these characters
- 碧草如茵 bì cǎo rú yīn ㄅㄧˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧㄣ bik1 cou2 jyu4 jan1 green grass like cushion (idiom); green meadow so inviting to sleep on
- 草草收兵 cǎo cǎo shōu bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 cou2 sau1 bing1 to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
- 草船借箭 cǎo chuán jiè jiàn ㄘㄠˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ cou2 syun4 ze3 zin3 lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三国演义)
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- 草菅人命 cǎo jiān rén mìng ㄘㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ cou2 gaan1 jan4 ming6 to have disregard for human life (idiom)
- 草满囹圄 草滿囹圄 cǎo mǎn líng yǔ ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩˇ cou2 mun5 ling4 jyu5 lit. jails overgrown with grass (idiom); fig. peaceful society
- 草木皆兵 cǎo mù jiē bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 muk6 gaai1 bing1 lit. every tree or bush an enemy soldier (idiom); fig. to panic and treat everyone as an enemy
- 草率收兵 cǎo shuài shōu bīng ㄘㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ cou2 seot1 sau1 bing1 to work vaguely then retreat (idiom); sloppy and half-hearted
- 寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄘㄠˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥ cyun3 cou2 bat1 sang1 (idiom) barren; devoid of vegetation
- 打草惊蛇 打草驚蛇 dǎ cǎo jīng shé ㄉㄚˇ ㄘㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄜˊ daa2 cou2 geng1 se4 lit. beat the grass to scare the snake (idiom)
- 饭糗茹草 飯糗茹草 fàn qiǔ rú cǎo ㄈㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄨˊ ㄘㄠˇ faan6 jau2 jyu4 cou2 lit. to live on dry provisions and wild herbs (idiom)