臨時拉伕
lam4 si4 laai1 fu1lín shí lā fūinferred
English
- to find a temporary replacement for a job at the last minute owing to the lack of manpower
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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