The Chinese word **出炉 (chūlú)** is a verb-object compound formed by combining **出 (chū)**, meaning "to exit" or "to come out," with **炉 (lú)**, meaning "furnace" or "oven." Literally, it describes the action of taking something out of an oven, such as bread or roasted meat. Figuratively, this vivid culinary metaphor has been extended to mean the completion, release, or official debut of something new, such as a policy, plan, list, statistical report, or artistic work, conveying the sense that it has been freshly "baked" and is now ready for public consumption.