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)
pool
Literally: “to exit the pool (of people who are still single)”.

Etymology

(ceot1, exit) + English pool.

Pronunciation


Verb

出⫽pool (verb-object)

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

Synonyms

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