# 撈

| 撈 | U+6488, &#25736; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6488 |
| ← 撇 [U+6487] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 撉 → [U+6489] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 撈 |
| Shinjitai (extended) | 𢭐 |
| Simplified | 捞 |

### Han character

撈 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手火火尸 (QFFS), four-corner 5902$_7$, 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

| | Old Chinese |
| 勞 | *raːw, *raːws |
| 撈 | *raːw, *reːw |
| 嘮 | *ruːw, *hr'aːw |
| 癆 | *raːw, *raːw, *raːws |
| 簩 | *raːw |
| 蟧 | *raːw, *reːw |
| 憥 | *raːw |
| 澇 | *raːwʔ, *raːws |
| 僗 | *raːws |
| 髝 | *raːws |
| 膋 | *reːw |
| 犖 | *rraːwɢ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *raːw, *reːw): semantic 扌 (“hand”) + phonetic 勞 (OC *raːw, *raːws).

### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): lāo (lao$^1$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): nao$^1$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): laau$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): leu$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): lau$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): lèu
    (Meixian, Guangdong): lêu$^2$ / lau$^1$
* Jin (Wiktionary): lau$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): láu / lāu
* Eastern Min (BUC): lău / lô̤ / lò̤
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): lô / lô͘
    (Teochew, Peng'im): liao$^5$ / liou$^5$ / lao$^5$ / lao$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$lau
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): lau$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lāo
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄠ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lao
*** Wade–Giles: lao$^1$
*** Yale: lāu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lhau
*** Palladius: лао (lao)
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: nao$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: lao
*** Sinological IPA : /nau⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: laau$^4$
*** Yale: làauh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: laau$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lao$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /laːu̯²¹/
* laau4 - common;
* laau1 - common variant;
* lou4 - uncommon literary variant;
* lou1 - rare variant in 撈本.
* Middle Chinese: law
Rime :
| Character | 撈 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 豪 (89) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 魯刀切 |
| Baxter | law |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /lɑu/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /lɑu/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /lɑu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /law/ |
| Li Rong | /lɑu/ |
| Wang Li | /lɑu/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /lɑu/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | láo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | lou$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*raːw/, /*reːw/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 撈 | 撈 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| No. | 7648 | 7664 |
| Phonetic component | 勞 | 勞 |
| Rime group | 宵 | 宵 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 勞 | 聊 |
| Old Chinese | /*raːw/ | /*reːw/ |
| Notes | 見通俗文 | 見方言 |

#### Definitions

撈
* 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] ― laau$^4$ ceot$^1$ lap$^1$ lo$^4$ si$^1$ [Jyutping] ― to fish out a screw
* (dialectal) to grab; to take up
* (figurative) to gain by improper means
* (Eastern Min) to blanch; to scald; to cook briefly in boiling water
* (Northern Min) to look for; to seek

##### Synonyms

* (to dredge up): 撈取／捞取 (lāoqǔ)
* (to look for):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 求, 尋, 覓$_1$ |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 找, 尋找, 尋覓 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 找 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 找 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 找 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 尋, 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 找, 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 尋, 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 找, 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 找, 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 尋 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 找 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 找 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 找 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 找 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 找 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 找 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 找, 尋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 找, 尋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 尾 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 找 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 找 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 找 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 尋 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Macau | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 搵$_2$, 搵$_3$ |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 搵$_2$, 搵$_3$ |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 尋, 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 尋 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 搵$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 搵$_2$ |
| Gan | Nanchang | 尋, 找 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 尋 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 尋 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 尋 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 尋 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 搵$_2$ |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Zijin | 尋 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 尋 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 尋 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Changting | 尋 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 尋 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 尋 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 尋 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 尋 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 尋 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 尋 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 尋 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 尋 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 尋 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 搵$_2$, 跟 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 搵$_2$ |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 跟 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 尋 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Meixian) | 尋 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 尋 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 尋 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 尋 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 尋, 找 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 找, 尋 |
| Jin | Datong | 尋 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 尋 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 尋 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 找, 尋 |
| Jin | Linhe | 找, 尋 |
| Jin | Jining | 找 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 找, 尋 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 找 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 找 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 找 |
| Jin | Handan | 找 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 找 |
| Jin | Suide | 尋 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 撈 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 撈 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 撈 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 撈 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 撈 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 撈 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 討, 尋 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 討 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 討 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 討 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 討, 撈 |
| Eastern Min | Pingnan | 撈 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 揣 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 尋 |
| Eastern Min | Xiapu | 揣 |
| Eastern Min | Zherong | 揣 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 撈 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 揣 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 揣 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 討 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 討 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 揣, 覓$_1$ |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 揣, 覓$_1$ |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 揣, 覓$_1$ |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 揣 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 揣 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 覓$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 覓$_3$, 揣 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 覓$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 覓$_3$ |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 揣 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 撈 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 撈 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 撈 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 搵$_2$ |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 搵$_2$ |
| Wu | Shanghai | 尋 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 尋 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 尋 |
| Wu | Kunshan | 尋 |
| Wu | Taicang | 尋 |
| Wu | Qidong | 尋 |
| Wu | Haimen (Sijia) | 尋 |
| Wu | Danyang | 尋 |
| Wu | Jingjiang | 找 |
| Wu | Huzhou | 尋 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 尋 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Xiaoshan) | 尋 |
| Wu | Tonglu (Wusheng) | 尋 |
| Wu | Zhuji | 尋 |
| Wu | Shengzhou | 尋 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 尋 |
| Wu | Cixi | 尋 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 尋 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 尋 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 尋 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 尋 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 尋 |

##### Descendants

* → Zhuang: lauz

#### Compounds

* 七撈八攘 / 七捞八攘
* 大撈一票 / 大捞一票
* 大撈一筆 / 大捞一笔
* 大海撈針 / 大海捞针 (dàhǎilāozhēn)
* 打撈 / 打捞 (dǎlāo)
* 打淨撈乾 / 打净捞干
* 打鳳撈龍 / 打凤捞龙
* 捕撈 / 捕捞 (bǔlāo)
* 撈一把 / 捞一把
* 撈一票 / 捞一票
* 撈兒 / 捞儿
* 撈凌
* 撈取 / 捞取 (lāoqǔ)
* 撈嘴 / 捞嘴
* 撈捕 / 捞捕
* 撈採 / 捞采
* 撈摝 / 捞摝
* 撈摸 / 捞摸
* 撈撈搭搭 / 捞捞搭搭
* 撈攏 / 捞拢
* 撈攘 / 捞攘
* 撈本 / 捞本
* 撈梢 / 捞梢
* 撈毛的 / 捞毛的
* 撈油水 / 捞油水
* 撈漉 / 捞漉
* 撈稻草 / 捞稻草
* 撈籠 / 捞笼
* 撈繒 / 捞缯
* 撈菱 / 捞菱
* 撈起嘴巴 / 捞起嘴巴
* 撈過界 / 捞过界
* 撈金 / 捞金
* 撈鈴 / 捞铃
* 撈錢 / 捞钱 (lāoqián)
* 撈麵 / 捞面 (lāomiàn)
* 撈龍 / 捞龙
* 撿洋撈 / 捡洋捞
* 攬撈 / 揽捞
* 東撈西摸 / 东捞西摸
* 東海撈針 / 东海捞针 (dōnghǎilāozhēn)
* 水中撈月 / 水中捞月 (shuǐzhōng-lāoyuè)
* 水底撈月 / 水底捞月
* 水底撈針 / 水底捞针 (shuǐdǐlāozhēn)
* 河撈 / 河捞
* 洋撈 / 洋捞
* 海中撈月 / 海中捞月
* 海底撈月 / 海底捞月 (hǎidǐ lāoyuè)
* 海底撈針 / 海底捞针 (hǎidǐlāozhēn)
* 混水撈魚 / 混水捞鱼
* 漁撈 / 渔捞 (yúlāo)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): láo (lao$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˊ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: láo
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: láo
*** Wade–Giles: lao$^2$
*** Yale: láu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lau
*** Palladius: лао (lao)
*** Sinological IPA : /lɑʊ̯³⁵/

#### Definitions

撈
* Used in 撈什子／捞什子, alternative form of 勞什子 / 劳什子 (láoshízi)

### Etymology 3

* This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Compare Hakka 摎 (lâu, “with”).”

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): lou$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lau$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: lou$^1$
*** Yale: lōu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: lou$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lou$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /lou̯⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /lau³³/

#### Definitions

撈
* (Cantonese) to mix; to stir
* (Cantonese) to earn a living
       ngo$^5$ hai$^2$ ni$^1$ hong$^4$ lou$^1$ zo$^2$ jaa$^6$ gei$^2$ nin$^4$ laa$^3$. [Jyutping]
       (please add an English translation of this usage example)
       keoi$^5$ ji$^1$ gaa$^1$ mou$^5$ je$^5$ lou$^1$. [Jyutping]
       He is unemployed now.
    秘撈／秘捞 [Cantonese] ― bei$^3$ lou$^1$ [Jyutping] ― to moonlignt; to be overemployed
    劈炮唔撈／劈炮唔捞 [Cantonese] ― pek$^3$ baau$^1$ m$^4$ lou$^1$ [Jyutping] ― to quit a job
* (Cantonese) to want
* (Cantonese) to tease

#### Synonyms

* (earn a living): 混

#### Compounds

* 依撈七 / 依捞七
* 同撈同煲 / 同捞同煲
* 唔撈 / 唔捞
* 大撈家 / 大捞家
* 𢯎撈 / 𢯎捞
* 撈世界 / 捞世界
* 撈亂 / 捞乱
* 撈仔 / 捞仔
* 撈低 / 捞低
* 撈偏 / 捞偏
* 撈偏門 / 捞偏门
* 撈到化 / 捞到化
* 撈到正 / 捞到正
* 撈到衰 / 捞到衰
* 撈到霉
* 撈唔埋 / 捞唔埋
* 撈唔掂 / 捞唔掂
* 撈唔起 / 捞唔起
* 撈嘢 / 捞嘢
* 撈女 / 捞女
* 撈家 / 捞家 (lāojiā)
* 撈得埋 / 捞得埋
* 撈得掂 / 捞得掂
* 撈應 / 捞应
* 撈檬 / 捞檬
* 撈水尾 / 捞水尾
* 撈水蟹 / 捞水蟹
* 撈汁 / 捞汁
* 撈滑 / 捞滑
* 撈生意 / 捞生意
* 撈耷 / 捞耷
* 撈賭 / 捞赌
* 撈起 / 捞起 (lāoqǐ)
* 撈過界 / 捞过界
* 撈長錢 / 捞长钱
* 撈雞 / 捞鸡
* 撈靜水 / 捞静水
* 撈頭 / 捞头
* 撈頭水 / 捞头水
* 撈飯 / 捞饭
* 撈飯貓都唔食 / 捞饭猫都唔食
* 撈麵 / 捞面 (lāomiàn)
* 白撈 / 白捞
* 秘撈 / 秘捞
* 識撈 / 识捞
* 豉油撈飯 / 豉油捞饭
* 電視汁撈飯 / 电视汁捞饭
* 魚翅撈飯 / 鱼翅捞饭

### Etymology 4

Clipping of 撈鬆 / 捞松 (laau$^1$ sung$^1$).

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): laau$^1$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: laau$^1$
*** Yale: lāau
*** Cantonese Pinyin: laau$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lao$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /laːu̯⁵⁵/

#### Definitions

撈
* (Cantonese, derogatory) non-Cantonese Chinese; northern Chinese; Mandarin-speaking Chinese
    東北撈／东北捞 [Cantonese] ― dung$^1$ bak$^1$ laau$^1$ [Jyutping] ― Northeasterner

#### Compounds

* 撈仔 / 捞仔
* 撈佬 / 捞佬
* 撈妹 / 捞妹
* 撈婆 / 捞婆
* 撈話 / 捞话
* 撈閪 / 捞𲈹
* 撈頭 / 捞头

### Etymology 5

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hô͘
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hô͘
*** Tâi-lô: hôo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hoo
*** IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔ¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /hɔ²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ²³/

#### Definitions

撈
* (Hokkien) to dredge up; to scoop out of water; to fish for

## Japanese

| Shinjitai (extended) | 𢭐 |
| Print standard | 撈 |

### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 𢭐)
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#### Readings

* Go-on: ろう (rō)
* Kan-on: ろう (rō)
* 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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