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冷門

冷門

See also: 冷门

Chinese

		cold	opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; phylum or division (taxonomy)
trad. (冷門)		冷	門
simp. (冷门)		冷	门

Noun

冷門

unpopular major or subject
unexpected winner, dark horse

Antonyms

熱門／热门 (rèmén)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): lěngmén

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄥˇ ㄇㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): laang⁵ mun^4-2
Min Nan (POJ): léng-mn̂g

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: lěngmén
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄥˇ ㄇㄣˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leengmen
  - IPA ^(key): /lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: lěngménr
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄥˇ ㄇㄣˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leengmel
  - IPA ^(key): /lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ məɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: laang⁵ mun^4-2
  - Yale: láahng mún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: laang⁵ mun^4-2
  - IPA ^(key): /lɑːŋ¹³ muːn²¹⁻³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: léng-mn̂g
  - Tâi-lô: líng-mn̂g
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lefngmngg
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mŋ̍¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ mŋ̍²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ mŋ̍²³/