出 笼

chū lóngdictionary entry

(of food) to be taken out of the steamer / (fig.) (often used with 紛紛|纷纷[fēn fēn]) (of products, information etc) to appear / to emerge / to come out / (fig.) to dump / to inundate the market

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

出籠 出笼 [chu1 long2] /(of food) to be taken out of the steamer/(fig.) (often used with 紛紛|纷纷[fen1 fen1]) (of products, information etc) to appear/to emerge/to come out/(fig.) to dump/to inundate the market/

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Other forms in these source records: 出籠

出
chū
to go out / to come out / to arise / to occur / to produce / to yield / to go beyond / to exceed / (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result) / classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc
笼
lóng
enclosing frame made of bamboo, wire etc / cage / basket / steamer basket
lǒng
to envelop / to cover / (used in 籠子|笼子[lǒng zi]) large box / Taiwan pr. [lóng]

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