拉laai1客haak3

English

1. to solicit (guests, clients, passengers etc)
2. to solicit customers, usually used to describe how street vendors or salespeople force themselves upon those passing by; literally: to pull customers
3. to importune

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 響街上面主動行埋去其他人度，招攬顧客，例如酒店職員響機場拉遊客去住佢間酒店

Examples

• 旺角有好多人響度拉客，捉住人唔放直至佢哋肯買佢啲嘢為止。

  There are a lot of people soliciting customers, and would not let go unless they yeilded to buy whatever they are selling.