坐co5冷laang5板baan2凳dang3

English

1. to hold an inconsequential job
2. to be neglected; to be given an unimportant post; literally: to sit on a cold chair
3. to receive a cold reception
4. to be kept waiting for an assignment or audience
5. to be out in the cold
6. to be sidelined
7. to warm the bench
8. to cool one's heels

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 俾人忽略；俾人放喺一個唔重要嘅位置

Examples

• 佢上場比賽嘅表現好差，所以今場要坐冷板凳。

  He performed badly in the last match, so he's given an unimportant post in the current one.