Meaning of 冷门
冷门 means unpopular field; neglected subject; dark horse; upset. Pronounced lěng mén. HSK 7-9.
- unpopular field; neglected subject
- dark horse; upset
Definitions & Examples
Guò过
qù去
dì地
zhì质
xué学
shì是
lěng冷
mén门
。
Geology used to be an unpopular field.
Rú如
jīn今
，
gǔ古
jí籍
xiū修
fù复
réng仍
shì是
yī一
gè个
lěng冷
mén门
zhuān专
yè业
。
Today, ancient book restoration is still a niche major.
Tā他
de的
yán研
jiū究
fāng方
xiàng向
bǐ比
jiào较
lěng冷
mén门
，
shēn申
qǐng请
jīng经
fèi费
hěn很
kùn困
nán难
。
His research area is quite obscure, making it difficult to apply for funding.