Usage of the character 撈

to fish up
to dredge up

lāoběn

捞本

[撈本]

to get one's money back (esp. gambling)
to recoup one's losings

yúlāo

渔捞

[漁撈]

fishing (as a commercial activity)

lāoqián

捞钱

[撈錢]

lit. to dredge for money
to make money by reprehensible means
to fish for a quick buck

dǎlāo

打捞

[打撈]

to salvage
to dredge
to fish out (person or object from the sea)

lāoqǔ

捞取

[撈取]

to dredge up; to scoop up from the water
to fish for; to gain (by improper means)

bǔlāo

捕捞

[捕撈]

to fish for (aquatic animals and plants)
to catch

jiùlāojú

救捞局

[救撈局]

sea rescue service
lifeboat service

Shālāoyuè

沙捞越

[沙撈越]

Sarawak, state of Malaysia in northwest Borneo 婆羅洲／婆罗洲

lāoyóushuǐ

捞油水

[撈油水]

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

lāoyībǎ

捞一把

[撈一把]

to profiteer
to gain some underhand advantage

lāoshízi

捞什子

[撈什子]

encumbrance
burden
that awful thing (colloquial)
nuisance

lāowàikuài

捞外快

[撈外快]

to make extra money

lāodàocǎo

捞稻草

[撈稻草]

(fig.) to clutch at straws (in desperation)
to take advantage of the situation (unscrupulously)

Hǎidǐlāo

海底捞

[海底撈]

Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994

shuǐzhōnglāoyuè

水中捞月

[水中撈月]

lit. to scoop the moon out of the water (idiom)
fig. a hopeless endeavor

hǎidǐlāoyuè

海底捞月

[海底撈月]

see 水中撈月／水中捞月 (shuǐzhōnglāoyuè)

dàhǎilāozhēn

大海捞针

[大海撈針]

lit. to fish a needle from the sea
to find a needle in a haystack (idiom)

hǎidǐlāozhēn

海底捞针

[海底撈針]

see 大海撈針／大海捞针 (dàhǎilāozhēn)