爆冷门爆冷門 bào lěng mén — an upset (esp. in sports)
bào (fourth tone, falling) lěng (third tone, dipping) mén (second tone, rising)bao4 leng3 men2
Traditional: 爆冷門
an upset (esp. in sports)
Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardverb
Meanings
an upset (esp. in sports)
an upset (esp. in sports); unexpected turn of events; to pull off a coup; a breakthrough
verb
Character breakdown
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
- 冷门冷門lěng (third tone, dipping) mén (second tone, rising)a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)