lěng
chǎng

common

Meaning of 冷场

冷场 means (of a performance) to come to an awkward halt; dead air due to forgotten lines or late actors; (of a meeting) to fall into an awkward silence; to have no one speak. Pronounced lěng chǎng.

  • (of a performance) to come to an awkward halt; dead air due to forgotten lines or late actors
  • (of a meeting) to fall into an awkward silence; to have no one speak
  • (of a show or game) to play to an empty house; to have very few spectators

Definitions & Examples

Zhǔ
jué
rán
wàng
le
 
tái
shàng
chū
xiàn
le
lěng
chǎng
 

The lead actor suddenly forgot his lines, and an awkward silence fell over the stage.

Yóu
zhǔ
yào
yǎn
yuán
chí
dào
 
wǎn
huì
lěng
chǎng
le
jiāng
jìn
èr
shí
fēn
zhōng
 

Due to the main actor being late, the evening gala had nearly twenty minutes of dead air.