Using your hand to scoop something from underwater is very laborious work.
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捞油水
捞油水
(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
- 。
He's always trying to make a quick profit.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 由(from; due to; oil (phonetic))PHONO-SEMANTIC
Oil is a liquid that flows from a natural source.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
捞油水
Traditional撈油水
(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
1 meaning
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹动verb
(coll.) to gain profit (usu. by underhand means)
- 。
He's always trying to make a quick profit.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 氵(water; liquid)RADICAL
- 由(from; due to; oil (phonetic))PHONO-SEMANTIC
Oil is a liquid that flows from a natural source.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
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