撈錢
Chinese
| fish up | coin; money | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (撈錢) | 撈 | 錢 | |
| simp. (捞钱) | 捞 | 钱 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lāoqián
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: laocián
- Wade–Giles: lao1-chʻien2
- Yale: lāu-chyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lhauchyan
- Palladius: лаоцянь (laocjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: laau4 cin4-2
- Yale: làauh chín
- Cantonese Pinyin: laau4 tsin4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: lao4 qin4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /laːu̯²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
撈錢
- (colloquial) to make (a great amount of) money by questionable means