own goal
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
own goal; a goal scored accidentally by a player into their own team's net
Primarily used in soccer/football and other goal-based sports. The term comes from Cantonese '乌龙' (meaning 'mistake' or 'blunder'), which coincidentally sounds like 'own goal' in English.
Shǒu守
mén门
yuán员
zài在
pū扑
jiù救
shí时
bù不
shèn慎
bǎ把
qiú球
pèng碰
jìn进
le了
zì自
jiā家
qiú球
mén门
，
tī踢
jìn进
le了
yī一
jì记
wū乌
lóng龙
qiú球
。
The goalkeeper accidentally knocked the ball into his own net while making a save, scoring an own goal.
Zhè这
chǎng场
zú足
qiú球
sài赛
yīn因
wèi为
nà那
ge个
wū乌
lóng龙
qiú球
ér而
gǎi改
biàn变
le了
bǐ比
fēn分
。
The score of this football match changed because of that own goal.
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Tā他
bù不
shèn慎
jiāng将
qiú球
tī踢
rù入
zì自
jiā家
dà大
mén门
，
sòng送
gěi给
duì对
fāng方
yī一
ge个
wū乌
lóng龙
qiú球
。
He accidentally kicked the ball into his own goal, giving the opponent an own goal.
Nà那
ge个
wū乌
lóng龙
qiú球
ràng让
quán全
chǎng场
guān观
zhòng众
dōu都
jīng惊
dāi呆
le了
。
That own goal stunned the entire audience.