陪跑
pui4 paau2péi pǎoinferred
English
- to participate in a competition, with no chance to win or have rewards
粵語 — Cantonese
- 同其他人一齊參與、競爭一件事,而完全冇贏、得到回報嘅機會
Examples
其實今次試鏡早就已經有內定嘅人選,你再努力都只不過係陪跑。
The audition is rigged. No matter how hard you try, you won't get a single chance to beat him.
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk