爆冷

Chinese

		to crack; to explode or burst	cold
trad. (爆冷)		爆	冷
simp. #(爆冷)		爆	冷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàolěng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄥˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baau³ laang⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bàolěng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bàolěng
    • Wade–Giles: pao⁴-lêng³
    • Yale: bàu-lěng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawleeng
    • Palladius: баолэн (baolɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baau³ laang⁵
    • Yale: baau láahng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baau³ laang⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: bao³ lang⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːu̯³³ laːŋ¹³/

Verb

爆冷

1. (sports) to produce a dark horse; to have an unexpected turn of events

Synonyms

• 爆冷門／爆冷门 (bào lěngmén)