| lāo | to fish up/to dredge up |
| 捞 | to fish up to dredge up |
| 捞一把 | to profiteer to gain some underhand advantage |
| 捞一票 | to make money, legally or otherwise |
| 捞什子 | encumbrance burden that awful thing (colloquial) |
| 捞取 | to fish for to seek profit (by improper means) |
| 捞外块 | get extra income |
| 捞外快 | get extra income |
| 捞摸 | feel about in water; try to gain some unfair advantage |
| 捞本 | to get one's money back (esp. gambling) to recoup one's losings |
| 捞油水 | make a side profit; get a squeeze |
| 捞球 | scooping |
| 捞着 | get the opportunity |
| 捞稻草 | to fish for a straw futile attempt to gain profit |
| 捞资本 | make political and economic "capital" |
| 捞钱 | lit. to dredge for money to make money by reprehensible means to fish for a quick buck |
| 捞面 | boiled noodles strained and then seasoned |
| 捞饭 | rice boiled, strained and then steamed |