冷門 (laang5 mun2) — sth. recieves little attention; not in… in Cantonese

laangˏ₅冷munˊ²門

简冷门

Mandarin Pinyin: leng3 men2

Meaning of 冷門

nounsth. recieves little attention; not in popular demand; not in vogue

nounan unexpected winner; dark horse

noun熱門

noun(noun) Unpopular and infamous (subject, etc.)

coengˎ₄場boˉ¹波baau˗₃爆laangˏ₅冷munˎ₄門wo˗₃喎

That match was an upset!

go˗₃個zoengˊ²獎baau˗₃爆laangˏ₅冷munˎ₄門laa˗₃喇

That award was an upset!

guˉ¹估mˎ₄唔dou˗₃到keoiˏ₅佢baau˗₃爆laangˏ₅冷munˎ₄門

I didn't expect them to cause an upset.

gamˉ¹今ci˗₃次zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係baau˗₃爆laangˏ₅冷munˎ₄門

This time it's a real upset.

keoiˏ₅佢baau˗₃爆laangˏ₅冷munˎ₄門jingˎ₄贏zoˊ²咗

They won unexpectedly.

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