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:2026/01/07
番狂わせ
Hiragana
ばんくるわせ
Noun
Japanese Meaning
試合や競技などで、予想に反して弱いと見られていた側が強い相手に勝つこと。大番狂わせ。アップセット。 / 一般的な予想や予定が大きく外れ、思いがけない結果や展開になること。予想外の出来事。
Easy Japanese Meaning
よそうしていた人やチームではない人がかって、まわりがおどろくこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
爆冷门 / 黑马 / 意外的胜利
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
爆冷門 / 意外勝利 / 黑馬
Korean Meaning
이변 / 예상 밖의 결과 / 약자가 강자를 꺾는 파란
Vietnamese Meaning
kết quả bất ngờ; trận thắng của kẻ dưới cơ trước cửa trên / ứng viên ẩn số (có thể gây bất ngờ) / sự đảo lộn dự đoán/thứ hạng
Tagalog Meaning
hindi inaasahang panalo / baligtad na resulta / hindi pinapansing malakas na kalahok
Sense(1)
dark horse; upset
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( hiragana historical )
Quizzes for review
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番狂わせ
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He became the dark horse of this match.
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彼はこの試合の番狂わせとなった。
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