出圈

Mandarin · pinyin chū juàn#

Meanings · chū juàn

  1. to remove manure from a cowshed, pigsty etc; to muck out
Mandarin · pinyin chū quān#

Meanings · chū quān

  1. to gain popularity beyond the original niche community or fan base; to go mainstream
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出
chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
圈
quān · to circle; a circle; corral
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1–4 · chu1 juan4

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ceot1 gyun6

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verb · Etymology 1

  1. (dialectal, intransitive) to overstep the bounds; to go too far
  2. (fandom slang) to escape from a fandom (飯圈 /饭圈) and reach greater society

verb · Etymology 2

  1. (verb-object) to become full-grown and ready for slaughter (of livestock)
  2. (dialectal, intransitive) to remove dung, grass and soil (from a pigsty, sheepfold, etc.) and reuse as fertilizer

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出圈 · chu1 juan4 · chu1 quan1
CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · edition 2026-10-13 · source lines 13,156, 13,157
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Exact source records出圈 出圈 [chu1 juan4] /to remove manure from a cowshed, pigsty etc; to muck out/出圈 出圈 [chu1 quan1] /to gain popularity beyond the original niche community or fan base; to go mainstream/