撈

Translingual

Han character

撈 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手火火尸 (QFFS), four-corner 5902₇, composition ⿰扌勞)

Derived characters

• 𫬓

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 453, character 23
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12679
• Dae Jaweon: page 803, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1963, character 2
• Unihan data for U+6488

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *raːw, *reːw) : semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 勞 (OC *raːw, *raːws).

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

Definitions

撈

1. to dredge up; to scoop out of water; to fish for

   把金魚撈出來／把金鱼捞出来  ―  bǎ jīnyú lāo chūlái  ―  to scoop a goldfish out

   撈出粒螺絲／捞出粒螺丝 [Cantonese]  ―  laau⁴ ceot¹ lap¹ lo⁴ si¹   ―  to fish out a screw

2. (dialectal) to grab; to take up
3. (figurative) to gain by improper means
4. (Eastern Min) to blanch; to scald; to cook briefly in boiling water
5. (Northern Min) to look for; to seek

Synonyms

• (to dredge up): 撈取／捞取 (lāoqǔ)
• (to look for):

Descendants

• → Zhuang: lauz

Compounds

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Definitions

撈

1. Used in 撈什子／捞什子, alternative form of 勞什子／劳什子 (láoshízi)

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

Definitions

撈

1. (Cantonese) to mix; to stir
2. (Cantonese) to earn a living

   佢喺外國撈唔掂，要返嚟香港搵工。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   佢喺外国捞唔掂，要返嚟香港揾工。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   keoi⁵ hai² ngoi⁶ gwok³ laau⁴ m⁴ dim⁶, jiu³ faan¹ lai⁴ hoeng¹ gong² wan² gung¹.

   He couldn't make a living in foreign countries and had to come back to Hong Kong for a job.

   劈炮唔撈／劈炮唔捞 [Cantonese]  ―  pek³ paau³ m⁴ laau⁴   ―  to quit a job

3. (Cantonese) to want
4. (Cantonese) to tease

Synonyms

• (earn a living): 混

Compounds

Etymology 4

From 撈鬆／捞松 (laau¹ sung¹).

Pronunciation

Definitions

撈

1. (Cantonese, derogatory) non-Cantonese Chinese; northern Chinese; Mandarin-speaking Chinese

   東北撈／东北捞 [Cantonese]  ―  dung¹ bak¹ laau¹   ―  Northeasterner

Compounds

Etymology 5

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Pronunciation

Definitions

撈

1. (Hokkien) to dredge up; to scoop out of water; to fish for

Japanese

Kanji

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 𢭐)

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Readings

• Go-on: ろう (rō)^{←らう (rau, historical)}
• Kan-on: ろう (rō)^{←らう (rau, historical)}
• Kan’yō-on: りょう (ryō)
• Kun: とる (toru, 撈る); すくいあげ (sukuiage)

Korean

Hanja

撈 • (ro>no) (hangeul 로>노, revised ro>no, McCune–Reischauer ro>no, Yale lo>no)

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Vietnamese

Han character

撈: Hán Nôm readings: lau, lao, lạo, trau

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