龍套

Chinese

		dragon; imperial; surname	to cover; covering; case to cover; covering; case; cover; (a measure word, a set of something); sheath
trad. (龍套)		龍	套
simp. (龙套)		龙	套

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lóngtào

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lung⁴ tou³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lêng-thò / liông-thò

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lóngtào
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lóngtào
    • Wade–Giles: lung²-tʻao⁴
    • Yale: lúng-tàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: longtaw
    • Palladius: лунтао (luntao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ³⁵ tʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lung⁴ tou³
    • Yale: lùhng tou
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lung⁴ tou³
    • Guangdong Romanization: lung⁴ tou³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ²¹ tʰou̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng-thò
    • Tâi-lô: lîng-thò
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lengtoix
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰo⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰo²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liông-thò
    • Tâi-lô: liông-thò
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liongtoix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɔŋ¹³⁻²² tʰo²¹/

Noun

龍套

1. costume with dragon designs, worn by groups of soldiers or attendants in traditional opera
2. actor playing a walk-on part in traditional opera; utility man

Synonyms

• (actor playing a walk-on part): (Hokkien) 旗牌

Derived terms

• 跑龍套 / 跑龙套 (pǎo lóngtào)
• 龍套衣 / 龙套衣