冷门

冷門

lěngmén

noun HSK 7 #24,309

Meanings

1 an unpopular or obscure field
2 a dark horse; an upset (in competitions)

Characters

cold; unpopular

door; field; subject

Literally 'cold door' — a door nobody visits. The opposite is 热门 (rèmén, 'hot/popular').

Examples

他选了一个冷门专业。

Tā xuǎn le yí gè lěngmén zhuānyè.

He chose an obscure major.

这场比赛爆出了一个大冷门。

Zhè chǎng bǐsài bào chū le yí gè dà lěngmén.

This match produced a huge upset.

Tips

usage

In sports and gambling, 爆冷门 (bào lěngmén) means a big upset — the 'cold door' bursting open when an underdog wins unexpectedly.

Stroke Order

冷 lěng

门 mén