Looking for help with the slang for "Movie Extra" or a person of little importance (in a film) in Cantonese. I know its along the lines of "key ley fey" ? But does anyone know the correct characters for it as well as its pin yin? Whats the story behind that term?
So you want to know the real characters of "Keh Leh Feh" (I think this is more accurate) & how it origins?
Okay I totally misread OP, here I go again. 茄哩啡 Kei Lei Fei Jiā li fēi <--- From Google Translate Speculation as to how the word was formed is from the English word 'Carefree,' someone who just wanders around without a major role.'
Kei Lei Fei is from the movie Carefree in 1938. It was when the extra people were in the scene and they didn't have any agreement and didn't get paid for being in the movie.
