粵

冷laang5門mun2

simp冷门
laang5 mun2lěng mén

English

  1. a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)
  2. (noun) Unpopular and infamous (subject, etc.)
  3. fig. a complete unknown who wins a competition
  4. unpopular; unexpected

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔太受人注目;出乎意料之外嘅選擇

Examples

  • 呢場比賽爆冷門。

    The winner of this contest was a dark horse.

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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