to fish up / to dredge up
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lit. to dredge for money / to make money by reprehensible means / to fish for a quick buck
to salvage / to dredge / to fish out (person or object from the sea)
lit. to fish a needle from the sea / to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)
to fish for (aquatic animals and plants) / to catch
to profiteer / to gain some underhand advantage
encumbrance / burden / that awful thing (colloquial) / nuisance
to dredge up / to scoop up from the water / to fish for / to gain (by improper means)
to make extra money
(slang) gold digger / woman who pursues men for money
to get one's money back (esp. gambling) / to recoup one's losings
(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
(fig.) to clutch at straws (in desperation) / to take advantage of the situation (unscrupulously)
sea rescue service / lifeboat service
(lit.) to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom) / (fig.) a hopeless endeavor
fruit medley in coconut milk – a chilled dessert consisting of assorted fresh fruits served in sweetened coconut milk, yogurt or fruit syrup
see 水中撈月|水中捞月[] / (mahjong) to complete one's hand on the last draw of the round
see 大海撈針|大海捞针[]
fishing (as a commercial activity)
Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆羅洲|婆罗洲
Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994
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