bào
lěng
mén

HSK 7-9
idiom
common

Meaning of 爆冷门

爆冷门 means to produce a shocking upset; for an unexpected event to occur. Pronounced bào lěng mén. HSK 7-9.

  • to produce a shocking upset; for an unexpected event to occur

Definitions & Examples

Běn
jiè
shì
jiè
jǐn
biāo
sài
bào
lěng
mén
 
xīn
shǒu
bài
le
shàng
jiè
guàn
jūn
 

This World Championship produced a huge upset when a newcomer defeated the reigning champion.

Zhè
chǎng
sài
jié
guǒ
bào
lěng
mén
le
 
shuí
méi
xiǎng
dào
ruò
duì
néng
yíng
 

The result of this match was a shocker; no one expected the weaker team to win.

piào
shì
chǎng
zuó
tiān
bào
le
lěng
mén
 

The stock market had a major unexpected event yesterday.

Xuǎn
zhōng
bào
lěng
 
wèi
zhèng
zhì
rén
dāng
xuǎn
le
shì
zhǎng
 

There was an election upset when a political novice was elected mayor.