lāo yóu shuǐ

Traditional: 撈油水

捞油水 (lāo yóu shuǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)”.

Meanings

  1. 1(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)

Characters in 捞油水

捞lāo · to fish up油yóu · oil水shuǐ · water

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