冷板凳 (laang5 baan2 dang3) — to describe an undesirable position in job or have nothing to do in Cantonese

laangˏ₅baanˊ²dang˗₃
Mandarin Pinyin: leng3 ban3 deng4

Meaning of 冷板凳

nounto describe an undesirable position in job or have nothing to do

Example Sentences with 冷板凳

mouˏ₅waiˊ²coˏ₅laangˏ₅baanˊ²dengˍ₆
No room to be sidelined.
dangˊ²laangˏ₅baanˊ²dengˍ₆
Wait on the sidelines.
keoiˏ₅coˏ₅laangˏ₅baanˊ²dengˍ₆
He is sidelined.
coˏ₅laangˏ₅baanˊ²dengˍ₆
Sit on the cold bench (be sidelined).
fong˗₃laangˏ₅baanˊ²dengˍ₆
Put someone on the sidelines.
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