出pool

Chinese

		to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)
simp. and trad. (出pool)		出	pool
Literally: “to exit the pool (of people who are still single)”.

Etymology

出 (ceot1, “exit”) +‎ English pool.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceot¹ pu¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceot¹ pu¹
    • Yale: chēut pū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoet⁷ pu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêd¹ pu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ pʰuː⁵⁵/

Verb

出⫽pool (verb-object)

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, neologism, originally university slang) to start engaging in a romantic relationship; to start dating

Synonyms

• 脫單／脱单 (tuōdān)