unpopular field; dark horse; underdog
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
unpopular field; neglected subject
neutralRefers to fields, professions, or topics that are not currently fashionable, popular, or receive little attention. It can be used with the retroflex suffix '儿'.
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.
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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.
noun
dark horse; upset
See the entry for '爆冷门'. It refers to an unexpected winner or a surprising outcome where the underdog succeeds.
Zhè这
cì次
bǐ比
sài赛
zhēn真
shì是
dà大
bào爆
lěng冷
mén门
。
This competition was a huge upset.
Nà那
zhī支
míng名
bù不
jiàn见
jīng经
zhuàn传
de的
qiú球
duì队
chéng成
le了
běn本
jiè届
sài赛
shì事
de的
zuì最
dà大
lěng冷
mén门
。
That unknown team became the biggest dark horse of this tournament.