撈錢

Chinese

		fish up	coin; money
trad. (撈錢)		撈	錢
simp. (捞钱)		捞	钱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lāoqián

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laau⁴ cin^4-2

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• 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/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laau⁴ cin^4-2
    • Yale: làauh chín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laau⁴ tsin^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: lao⁴ qin^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːu̯²¹ t͡sʰiːn²¹⁻³⁵/

Verb

撈錢

1. (colloquial) to make (a great amount of) money by questionable means