粵

跑paau2龍lung4套tou3

simp跑龙套
paau2 lung4 tou3pǎo lóng tào

English

  1. to play a small role
  2. to be an "extra" in a film, to be hired as a very minor role, e.g. in crowd scenes

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 擔任臨時演員,做茄哩啡、臨記

Examples

  • 佢初時諗住一入行就可以做主角,點知跑龍套跑咗十年。

    He thought he could be a main character when first entering his career. However, no one expected that he would have been taking minor roles only for 10 years.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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