created reference approved 捞梢/撈梢 → 翻本 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
捞梢 / 撈梢 lāoshāo
翻本 fānběn
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 捞梢/撈梢 → 捞本/撈本 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
捞梢 / 撈梢 lāoshāo
捞本 / 撈本 lāoběn
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 捞梢/撈梢 · lāoshāo · to recoup one's losses — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
捞梢 / 撈梢
lāoshāo
to recoup one's losses
To win back money lost at gambling or in business; generally used to describe trying to make up for a loss, often with a negative connotation.
捞 (literal) → 捞/撈 · lāo · to gain improperly 梢 (literal) → 梢 · shāo · end
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition