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撈 (lou1 laau4) — dredge up; scoop up from water; fish for in Cantonese

louˉ¹撈
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Mandarin Pinyin: lao1

Meaning of 撈

noundredge up; scoop up from water; fish for
nounlou1
nounearn a living, often in a seedy profession | [國] 混
nounmix evenly/thoroughly | [國] 拌
noun(slang) 1. to work (for a living); (verb) to mix well (food such as needles)

Example Sentences with 撈

ngoˏ₅我pek˗₃劈paau˗₃炮mˎ₄唔louˉ¹撈
I'm not working anymore
你啲頭髮平時咁撈攪，點解今晚梳頭
Your hair's normally so messy, why've you combed it this evening?
keoiˏ₅佢deiˍ₆哋sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日louˉ¹撈jeˍ₆夜baan1.班。
They always work the night shift.
niˉ¹呢fanˍ₆份gungˉ¹工ngoˏ₅我louˉ¹撈mˎ₄唔dim6.掂。
I can't handle this job.
keoiˏ₅佢zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係daaiˍ₆大louˉ¹撈gaa1.家。
He's such a show-off.
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Words Containing 撈

撈油水lou1 jau4 seoi2
gain wealth through illegal means
撈飯lou1 faan6
rice first boiled then strained and then steamed
冇得撈mou5 dak1 lou1
cannot do; no opportunity (to gain; to make some money) | Mand.: 沒活幹; 混不下去; 沒錢可賺
撈麵lou1 min6
boiled noodles strained and then seasoned
撈鬆laau1 sung1
northerner from China (supposed to be a pun of 老兄 lao3 xiong1)
乾撈gon1 lou1
dry (cooked), as opposed to being served in soup. | e.g.: 乾撈麵
打撈daa2 laau4
to salvage; to dredge; to fish out (person or object from the sea)
伊撈七ji1 laau4 cat1
99%, sure win, surely, for sure/generally speaking
撈唔掂laau4 m4 dim6
to struggle to make enough money [colloquial]
撈起啦你lou1 hei2 laa1 nei5
you've really made it big (especially in terms of success in making money) [colloquial]
撈偏lou1 pin1
to make a living from dishonest means [colloquial]
捕撈bou6 laau4
to fish for; to catch

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