撈資本
lāo​zī​běn

to fish for political capital

  • created sense approved 捞资本/撈資本 · lāo​zī​běn · to fish for political capital — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    捞资本 / 撈資本

    lāo​zī​běn

    to fish for political capital

    (derogatory) To use one's connections, status, or other conditions to gain an advantage or seek private objectives.

    捞, 资本

    捞 (literal) → 捞/撈 · lāo · to gain improperly 资本 (literal) → 资本/資本 · zī​běn · leverage

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

    created sense