出櫃

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See also: 出柜

Chinese

to go out; to exit closet
trad. (出櫃) 出 櫃
simp. (出柜) 出 柜

Etymology

Calque of English come out of the closet.

Pronunciation

Verb

出⫽櫃 (verb-object)

  1. (LGBTQ, intransitive) to come out of the closet
    向父母出櫃／向父母出柜  ―  xiàng fùmǔ chūguì  ―  to come out to one's parents
    把櫃出了／把柜出了  ―  bǎ guì chū le  ―  came out of the closet

Verb

出櫃

  1. (LGBTQ, transitive) to announce, as when coming out of the closet
    出櫃自己是雙性戀 [MSC, trad.]
    出柜自己是双性恋 [MSC, simp.]
    chūguì zìjǐ shì shuāngxìngliàn
    to come out as bi
    被出櫃／被出柜  ―  bèi chūguì  ―  to be outed

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