撈 — Cantonese Dictionary

撈

lo3

Cantonese Slang

💡 Tip: [[to collect]]

Definitions

1 [[to collect]]
2 lo chóí 撈彩 — [to get colour] to win honour, to gain glory (in a contest or a fight) (snch 6, 10).
3 lo dáam 撈膽 — [to take guts] used to describe something that arouses an extreme emotion (impressive, frightening, funny, etc.).
4 lo geng 撈鏡 — to take photographs.
5 lo ging 撈景 — to take advantage of someone being in a bad situation to provoke them, "to hit someone when they are down" (gwjw 69, 25).
6 lo ging dihng jahng hing 撈景定贈興 — [to be sarcastic or give praise] used to accuse someone of taking advantage of one's vulnerability.
7 lo heui tihm hói 撈去塚海 — [to take and dump in the sea] used to characterize something or someone useless, i.e. that it should be "dumped in the sea" (yw 1, 16).
8 lo jeuhk sou 撈着數 — to gain advantage from a situation, to profit from a deal.
9 lo làih gōng 撈喇講 — to give a feeble excuse where one has no good reason for one's conduct; to talk just for the sake of talking.
10 lo làih jihn 撈喇貶 — to get oneself into trouble.
11 lo làih sēui 撈喇衰 — to get oneself into trouble.
12 lo mehng 撈命 — [to take life] to kill someone (yjw 81, 8); something that arouses strong emotion or passion.
13 lo saai chóí 撈碼彩 — to win honour, to gain glory (in a contest or a fight).
14 lo wái 撈位 — to win status or reputation.
15 lo yeuhk 撈藥 — [to collect medicine] to get hold of drugs (OS).
16 lo yi tàuh 撈意頭 — to do something for the sake of good luck (e.g. a ritual).