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冷門

简 冷门 · 繁 冷門
Mandarin · pinyin lěng mén

Meanings

  1. a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)
  2. fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition
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冷
lěng · cold, cool; lonely
門
mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
门
mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
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3–2 · leng3 men2

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laang5 mun2

Cantonese word readings for 冷門. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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adj

  1. (attributive) unpopular (of a major, subject, etc.)

noun

  1. unexpected winner; dark horse

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