捞稻草
lāo​dào​cǎo

to clutch at straws

  • created sense approved 捞稻草/撈稻草 · lāo​dào​cǎo · to clutch at straws — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    捞稻草 / 撈稻草

    lāo​dào​cǎo

    to clutch at straws

    To try desperately to find help or hope in a hopeless situation, like a drowning person grasping for straw.

    捞, 稻草

    捞 (literal) → 捞/撈 · lāo · to scoop up 稻草 (literal) → 稻草 · dào​cǎo · straw

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 捞稻草/撈稻草 · lāo​dào​cǎo · to take advantage of — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    捞稻草 / 撈稻草

    lāo​dào​cǎo

    to take advantage of

    To unscrupulously take advantage of a situation for personal gain.

    捞, 稻草

    捞 (literal) → 捞/撈 · lāo · to gain improperly 稻草 (literal) → 稻草 · dào​cǎo · straw

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense