Correct
捞油水
/ lāo yóu shuǐ /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
捞惯了油水
2
捞足了油水
3
有油水可捞
4
从……（某人）身上捞油水
5
总想捞油水
6
想捞油水
Definition
捞油水
Literally means:
fish for personal gains
Actually means:
油水, interests (often referring to money).
This phrase refers to gaining illegal interests. Derogatory.
油水，好处（多指钱财）。
捞油水，获取不正当的好处。具有贬义色彩。
Example
Used as predicate or object. It can be used with other words in between, or in an inverted order. (作谓语、宾语，中间可加入其他词语，可以倒装)
1
Zhèjiā
这家
yīyuàn
医院
zǒngshì
总是
tōngguò
通过
gèzhǒng
各种
duōyú
多余
de
的
jiǎnchá
检查
,
cóng
从
bìngrén
病人
shēnshàng
身上
lāoyóushuǐ
捞油水
。
The hospital always fishes for oil from its patients through all kinds of extra tests.
2
Lǎobǎn
老板
de
的
xiǎojiùzi
小舅子
jīngcháng
经常
lái
来
wǒmen
我们
fàndiàn
饭店
,
měicì
每次
dōu
都
yào
要
lāo
捞
diǎn
点
yóushuǐ
油水
cái
才
líkāi
离开
。
The boss's brother-in-law often comes to our restaurant and has to fish for some oil and water before he leaves every time.
3
Yǒuxiē
有些
xiàlai
下来
jiǎnchá
检查
gōngzuò
工作
de
的
rén
人
píngshí
平时
lāo
捞
guàn
惯
le
了
yóushuǐ
油水
,
lāo
捞
bù
不
dào
到
yóushuǐ
油水
shì
是
bùkěn
不肯
bàxiū
罢休
de
的
。
Some people who come down to check the work usually fish used to oil and water, can not fish oil and water is not willing to stop.