爆冷 (baau3 laang5) — an unexpected result in a race or match; an "upset" in Cantonese
baau˗₃爆laangˏ₅冷Mandarin Pinyin: bao4 leng3
Meaning of 爆冷
nounan unexpected result in a race or match; an "upset"
Example Sentences with 爆冷
keoiˏ₅佢baau˗₃爆laangˏ₅冷gaak˗₃格wo˗₃喎！
He's a dark horse!
gamˉ¹今ci˗₃次jatˉ¹一dingˍ₆定baau˗₃爆laangˏ₅冷gaak˗₃格。
This time it's definitely a dark horse.
mouˏ₅冇janˎ₄人guˊ²估dou˗₃到baau˗₃爆laangˏ₅冷gaak˗₃格。
Nobody expected a dark horse.
baau˗₃爆laangˏ₅冷gaak˗₃格haiˍ₆係gam˗₃咁ge˗₃嘅。
That's how a dark horse happens.
go˗₃個deoiˍ₆隊baau˗₃爆laangˏ₅冷gaak˗₃格laa˗₃喇！
That team is a dark horse now!
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