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老
臨
[-
临
]
Jyutping
lou5 lam4
Pinyin
lǎo lín
Definitions (Wiktionary)
noun, Cantonese, informal
extra (person engaged temporarily to fill out a crowd scene in a film or play)
(syn.) 临记, 臨記
老
臨
[-
临
]
Jyutping
lou5 lam2
Pinyin
lǎo lín
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
名詞
臨時演員,多數飾演啲冇咩對白、無關重要嘅小角色
an "extra" in a film, someone hired a very minor role, e.g. in crowd scenes
近義詞
臨記、茄喱啡
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
老临
老臨
lou5 lam2
an "extra" in a film or TV drama