拉客 [－－]

Jyutping laai1 haak3
Pinyin lā kè

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to solicit (guests, clients, passengers etc)
  2. to importune
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    響街​上面​主動行​埋​去​其他人​度​，​招攬​顧客​，​例如​酒店​職員響​機場​拉遊客​去​住​佢​間​酒店
    to solicit customers, usually used to describe how street vendors or salespeople force themselves upon those passing by; literally: to pull customers
    • 旺角有好多人響度拉客，捉住人唔放直至佢哋肯買佢啲嘢為止。
      旺角有好多人响度拉客，捉住人唔放直至佢哋肯买佢啲嘢为止。
      wong6 gok3 jau5 hou2 do1 jan4 hoeng2 dou6 laai1 haak3, zuk1 zyu6 jan4 m4 fong3 zik6 zi3 keoi5 dei6 hang2 maai5 keoi5 di1 je5 wai4 zi2.
      There are a lot of people soliciting customers, and would not let go unless they yeilded to buy whatever they are selling.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, of salespeople
    to solicit clients
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    旺角有好多人响度拉客，捉住人唔放直至佢哋肯买佢啲嘢为止。
    旺角有好多人響度拉客，捉住人唔放直至佢哋肯買佢啲嘢為止。
    wong6 gok3 jau5 hou2 do1 jan4 hoeng2 dou6 laai1 haak3, zuk1 zyu6 jan4 m4 fong3 zik6 zi3 keoi5 dei6 hang2 maai5 keoi5 di1 je5 wai4 zi2.
    • There are a lot of people soliciting customers, and would not let go unless they yeilded to buy whatever they are selling.