混 出 名 堂

hùn chū míng tangdictionary entry

to make it / to be somebody

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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:

混出名堂混出名堂 [hun4 chu1 ming2 tang5] /to make it/to be somebody/

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Reference information

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Character information

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混
hún
muddy / turbid (variant of 渾|浑[hún]) / brainless / foolish (variant of 渾|浑[hún]) / Taiwan pr. [hùn]
hùn
to mix / to mingle / muddled / to drift along / to muddle along / to pass for / to get along with sb / thoughtless / reckless
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
名
míng
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people
堂
táng
(main) hall / large room for a specific purpose / CL:間|间[jiān] / relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family / of the same clan / classifier for classes, lectures etc / classifier for sets of furniture

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