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大熱倒灶 (daai6 jit6 dou2 zou3) — a major upset; failure of the hot favourite in Cantonese

daaiˍ₆大jitˍ₆熱douˊ²倒zou˗₃灶
简 大热倒灶
Mandarin Pinyin: da4 re4 dao3 zao4

Meaning of 大熱倒灶

nouna major upset; failure of the hot favourite
nounthe most popularly predicted outcome turns out not as predicted

Characters in 大熱倒灶

大daai6
a Chinese family name
熱jit6
earnest; ardent; zealous; enthusiastic; passionate
倒dou2
be spoiled; malfunction
灶zou3
simplified form of (For details, please refer to )

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