龙套 (lóng tào) — (in Chinese opera) a walk-on role; a bit part; (figurative) an insignificant role; a minor player
Definition
In Chinese opera, 龙套 refers to extras and walk-on roles with no spoken lines. Figuratively, it means a minor, unimportant person in any group or project.
noun
(in Chinese opera) a walk-on rolea bit part(figurative) an insignificant rolea minor player
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，。Tā zài xì bān lǐ yì zhí pǎo lóng tào, cóng méi yǎn guò zhǔ jué.He has always played walk-on roles in the opera troupe and never played a lead.
- ，龙套，。Zài zhè ge xiàng mù lǐ, wǒ zhǐ shì gè lóng tào, zhēn zhèng zuò jué dìng de shì jīng lǐ.In this project, I'm just a minor player; the manager is the one who really makes decisions.
- 龙套，。Bié xiǎo kàn lóng tào yǎn yuán, méi yǒu tā men xì jiù yǎn bù chéng le.Don't underestimate the bit-part actors; without them the show couldn't go on.
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