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Trad. 羅掘
- to scrape together money (abbr. for 羅雀掘鼠|罗雀掘鼠[luo2 que4 jue2 shu3])
Trad. 開掘
- to dig; to excavate
- (fig.) to explore (archival materials) and unearth findings
Trad. 臨渴掘井
- lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
- to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)
Trad. 掘墓鞭屍
- to exhume a body for public flogging (idiom)
Trad. 羅雀掘鼠
- lit. to net sparrows and dig out rats (idiom)
- fig. to try every possible means of obtaining food (in times of starvation)
- Drinking the water of a well, one should never forget who dug it. (idiom)