淘 tou⁴ {táo}

1. to wash
2. to clean out
3. to cleanse
4. to eliminate
5. to dredge

淘金 tou⁴ gam¹ {táo jīn}

1. to pan for gold
2. to try to make a fortune

淘客 tou⁴ haak³ {táo kè}

1. talk (loanword)
2. chatline of PRC Internet company Taobao, taokshop.com

淘氣〔-气〕 tou⁴ hei³ {táo qì}

1. naughty
2. mischievous

淘河 tou⁴ ho⁴ {táo hé}

pelican

淘籮〔-箩〕 tou⁴ lo⁴ {táo luó}

basket (for washing rice)

淘米 tou⁴ mai⁵ {táo mǐ}

to rinse rice

淘洗 tou⁴ sai² {táo xǐ}

to wash

淘神 tou⁴ san⁴ {táo shén}

1. troublesome
2. bothersome

淘析 tou⁴ sik¹ {táo xī}

1. to strain
2. to wash and filter

淘選〔-选〕 tou⁴ syun² {táo xuǎn}

1. to decant
2. to strain off

淘汰 tou⁴ taai³ {táo tài}

1. to wash out
2. elimination (by selection)
3. natural selection
4. to knock out (in a competition)
5. to die out
6. to phase out

淘古井 tou⁴ gu² zeng² {táo gǔ jǐng}

marrying a rich widow (slang)

淘寶網〔-宝网〕 tou⁴ bou² mong⁵ {Táo bǎo Wǎng}

Taobao Marketplace, a Chinese website for online shopping

淘金潮 tou⁴ gam¹ ciu⁴ {táo jīn cháo}

gold rush

淘金者 tou⁴ gam¹ ze² {táo jīn zhě}

1. gold panner
2. prospector for gold

淘汰賽〔--赛〕 tou⁴ taai³ coi³ {táo tài sài}

a knock-out competition