冷门/冷門 lěng mén — a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)

Meanings

1. 1

   a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)

   a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc); fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition

   noun

Character breakdown

• 门/門

  mén (second tone, rising)

  door, gate; a doorway; measure word for school subjects and courses (一门课)

  3 strokesRadical 門

Words containing 门

• 门/門mén (second tone, rising)door, gate
• 部门/部門bùmén (fourth tone, falling)department, division (of an organisation)
• 专门/專門zhuān (first tone, high and level) mén (second tone, rising)specialist
• 门口/門口mén (second tone, rising) kǒu (third tone, dipping)doorway
• 出门/出門chū (first tone, high and level) mén (second tone, rising)to go out
• 大门/大門dà (fourth tone, falling) mén (second tone, rising)entrance
• 门票/門票mén (second tone, rising) piào (fourth tone, falling)ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
• 上门/上門shàng (fourth tone, falling) mén (second tone, rising)to drop in
• 热门/熱門rè (fourth tone, falling) mén (second tone, rising)popular
• 敲门/敲門qiāo (first tone, high and level) mén (second tone, rising)to knock on a door
• 门诊/門診mén (second tone, rising) zhěn (third tone, dipping)outpatient service
• 门槛/門檻mén (second tone, rising) kǎn (third tone, dipping)doorstep
• 入门/入門rù (fourth tone, falling) mén (second tone, rising)entrance door
• 阀门/閥門fá (second tone, rising) mén (second tone, rising)valve (mechanical)
• 窍门/竅門qiào (fourth tone, falling) mén (second tone, rising)a trick
• 门路/門路mén (second tone, rising) lù (fourth tone, falling)way of doing sth
• 门铃/門鈴mén (second tone, rising) líng (second tone, rising)doorbell