捞本

Traditional form:

撈本

Pinyin (reading):

lāoběn

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 捞 - to dredge up; to fish for; to scoop out of the water
• 本 - root, origin, source; basis

Traditional characters:

• 撈 - to dredge up; to fish for; to scoop out of the water
• 本 - root, origin, source; basis