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

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

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

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