掏出 Traditional form: 掏出 Pinyin (reading): tāochū Definitions: to fish out to take out (from a pocket, bag etc) Characters: 掏 - to take out; to pull out; to clean out 出 - to go out, to send out; stand; produce Traditional characters: 掏 - to take out; to pull out; to clean out 出 - to go out, to send out; stand; produce