跑龍套

Chinese

		to run; to escape	costume with dragon designs, worn by groups of soldiers or attendants in traditional opera
trad. (跑龍套)		跑	龍套
simp. (跑龙套)		跑	龙套

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pǎo lóngtào

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄠˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): paau² lung⁴ tou³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pǎo lóngtào
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄠˇ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pǎo lóngtào
    • Wade–Giles: pʻao³ lung²-tʻao⁴
    • Yale: pǎu lúng-tàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pao longtaw
    • Palladius: пао лунтао (pao luntao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ lʊŋ³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: paau² lung⁴ tou³
    • Yale: páau lùhng tou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: paau² lung⁴ tou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: pao² lung⁴ tou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰaːu̯³⁵ lʊŋ²¹ tʰou̯³³/

Verb

跑龍套

1. (theater) to have a walk-on part
2. (figurative) to play a small role; to be a utility man or general handyman