捞本 lāoběn to win back losses Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 捞本 撈本 lāo//běn to win back losses to win back lost wagers in gambling or recoup capital in business; to break even to get one's money's worth to try and obtain compensation or recover costs in a general sense, such as at a buffet or banquet, often with a negative connotation Frequency Written text 0.024 per million Cross-References Same as 翻本 fānběn捞梢 lāoshāoErhua variant of 捞本儿 lāoběnr Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
捞本 撈本 lāo//běn to win back losses to win back lost wagers in gambling or recoup capital in business; to break even to get one's money's worth to try and obtain compensation or recover costs in a general sense, such as at a buffet or banquet, often with a negative connotation Frequency Written text 0.024 per million Cross-References Same as 翻本 fānběn捞梢 lāoshāoErhua variant of 捞本儿 lāoběnr Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
