粵

臨lam4時si4拉laai1伕fu1

lam4 si4 laai1 fu1lín shí lā fūinferred

English

  1. to find a temporary replacement for a job at the last minute owing to the lack of manpower

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔夠人用,夾硬揾人頂住先。拉伕指古時揾人去做勞役。

Examples

  • 話劇演出前兩個禮拜,竟然有條友臨時甩底,我唯有臨時拉伕,揾咗另一個人嚟幫手。

    It was two weeks before the drama performance, and this guy suddenly decided to call it quits, so I had no choice but to ask somebody else for help.

Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk

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