汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 跑龙套
pǎo lóng tào
跑龙套 (跑龍套)
to play a small role
Originally refers to the role of a pawn holding a flag in the opera, and later metaphorically doing trivial things under the hands of people
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也称龙套”、文堂”。戏曲脚色行当。扮演剧中夫役、随从等人员。这类脚色常按剧情需要在舞台上跑动，故称。现跑龙套”一词常用来比喻在他人手下做无关紧要的事。
跑 pǎo 龙 (龍) lóng 套 tào
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