乌龙球

烏龍球

wūlóngqiú

noun #87,282

Measure Word

一个乌龙球 gè

Meanings

1 own goal (soccer)

Characters

Examples

后卫一个乌龙球葬送了比赛。

Hòuwèi yī gè wūlóngqiú zàngsòng le bǐsài.

The defender's own goal threw the match away.

这是他本赛季第二个乌龙球。

Zhè shì tā běn sàijì dì èr gè wūlóngqiú.

That's his second own goal of the season.

Tips

culture

乌龙 (literally 'black dragon') means 'blunder / mix-up' in Cantonese slang, possibly from a phonetic pun with English 'own goal'. 乌龙 alone can mean any embarrassing mistake.

Stroke Order

乌 wū

龙 lóng

球 qiú