爆冷门 |
bào lěng mén |
an upset (esp. in sports) / unexpected turn of events / to pull off a coup / a breakthrough |
爆 |
bào |
to explode or burst / to quick fry or quick boil |
爆冷 |
bào lěng |
an upset (esp. in sports) / unexpected turn of events / to pull off a coup / a breakthrough |
冷 |
Lěng |
surname Leng |
冷 |
lěng |
cold |
冷门 |
lěng mén |
a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc) / fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition |
门 |
Mén |
surname Men |
门 |
mén |
gate / door / CL:扇 / gateway / doorway / CL:个 / opening / valve / switch / way to do something / knack / family / house / (religious) sect / school (of thought) / class / category / phylum or division (taxonomy) / classifier for large guns / classifier for lessons, subjects, branches of technology / (suffix) -gate (i.e. scandal; derived from Watergate) |