龍套 [龙－]

Jyutping lung4 tou3
Pinyin lóng tào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. costume of minor characters in opera, featuring dragon designs
  2. walk-on
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    costume with dragon designs, worn by groups of soldiers or attendants in traditional opera
  2. noun
    actor playing a walk-on part in traditional opera; utility man
    (syn.) 旗牌
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢初时谂住一入行就可以做主角，点知跑龙套跑咗十年。
    佢初時諗住一入行就可以做主角，點知跑龍套跑咗十年。
    keoi5 co1 si4 lam2 zyu6 jat1 jap6 hong4 zau6 ho2 ji5 zou6 naam4 zyu2 gok3, dim2 zi1 paau2 lung4 tou3 paau2 zo2 sap6 nin4.
    • He thought he could be a main character when first entering his career. However, no one expected that he would have been taking minor roles only for 10 years.