<p>Searching for <a href="https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E9%A5%AD" rel="noreferrer"><code>饭圈类</code></a> in Baidu, I stumbled upon <a href="https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/1803565954867519267.html" rel="noreferrer">a Baidu Zhidao artcle</a>, which gives an explanation.  The second answer is simpler:</p>
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<p>饭圈类似粉丝会，大家有共同喜欢的东西，组成了一个圈子。</p>
<p>[My translation:] 饭圈 is similar to &quot;fan group&quot; [粉丝会], everyone has something they commonly like, the group forms a social circle [圈子].</p>
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<p>In particular, 饭 in this context does not mean &quot;cooked rice&quot;, but is used because the English word &quot;fan&quot; is written in the same way as the (untoned) pinyin for <a href="https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E9%A5%AD" rel="noreferrer">饭</a> (fàn).  Thus, 饭圈 is a &quot;circle of fans&quot;.  And in the article about Trump, it refers to products produced for Trump's circle of fans (or Trump's supporters).</p>

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I think 饭 is a transliteration from English word "fan" directly just because of the similar pronounce. Using 饭 to indicate supporters is popular in Chinese entertainment in recent years, so personally I think it is not a serious word that could be used in news reports about political figure properly.
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饭 pinyin is Fan. 圈 is circle in meaning. (Social circle【圈子】meaning here, ). Also 饭 is what asian eat everyday so they will called then 饭/fan without thinking devalue themselves. 类 is just word meaning (group / similar interest / categories) .
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Becky 李蓓
<p>As a Chinese native speaker, I could tell you that 饭 means the same as 粉丝 because of similar sounds, and 圈 means people with similar interests, so 饭圈 means people who love one single idol. However, this word now has a bad meaning, especially means people who is CRAZY to one idol, and ususally do some team behaviors.
Actually 饭圈 is a word, and 饭圈类 means a kind like 饭圈.</p>

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<p>口号手环、贴纸、小旗子、手幅、胸章……义乌的大小作坊，为4年一度的美国大选，生产这些<strong>饭圈类</strong>产品，正规名称是总统竞选产品。<br />
<sub><a href="https://m.k.sohu.com/d/447211719" rel="nofollow noreferrer">义乌再次判定：特朗普连任</a>，2020年04月30日</sub></p>
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<p>The above article discusses Trump-themed merchandise and its manufacture in Yiwu (义乌), comparing the 2016 and 2020 US elections.  I'm struggling with the part in bold:</p>
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<p>[My translation:] Slogan bracelets, stickers, small flags, placards (?), broaches, …… Yiwu's big and small wordshops, for the once-every-four-years US election, produces these 饭圈类 products.  According to regulations [they are] called president election products.</p>
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<p>In the above, I don't understand why 饭圈类 (&quot;cooked-rice-roll kind&quot;) is used here (<a href="https://translate.google.cn/?sl=zh-CN&amp;text=%E9%A5%AD%E5%9C%88%E7%B1%BB%E4%BA%A7%E5%93%81" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Google Translate</a> gives &quot;rice ring products&quot;).  It appears to be used metaphorically.</p>
<p><strong>Question</strong>: What does 饭圈类 (&quot;rice-ring kind&quot;) indicate in 生产这些饭圈类产品?</p>
<p>(I found the answer while researching this question.  I thought it was interesting, so I'll self-answer.  I welcome further answers.)</p>

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What does 饭圈类 ("rice-ring kind") indicate in 生产这些饭圈类产品?
# What does 饭圈类 ("rice-ring kind") indicate in 生产这些饭圈类产品?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-09-21)

> 口号手环、贴纸、小旗子、手幅、胸章……义乌的大小作坊，为4年一度的美国大选，生产这些**饭圈类**产品，正规名称是总统竞选产品。  
> [义乌再次判定：特朗普连任](https://m.k.sohu.com/d/447211719)，2020年04月30日

The above article discusses Trump-themed merchandise and its manufacture in Yiwu (义乌), comparing the 2016 and 2020 US elections. I'm struggling with the part in bold:

> [My translation:] Slogan bracelets, stickers, small flags, placards (?), broaches, …… Yiwu's big and small wordshops, for the once-every-four-years US election, produces these 饭圈类 products. According to regulations [they are] called president election products.

In the above, I don't understand why 饭圈类 ("cooked-rice-roll kind") is used here ([Google Translate](https://translate.google.cn/?sl=zh-CN&text=%E9%A5%AD%E5%9C%88%E7%B1%BB%E4%BA%A7%E5%93%81) gives "rice ring products"). It appears to be used metaphorically.

**Question**: What does 饭圈类 ("rice-ring kind") indicate in 生产这些饭圈类产品?

(I found the answer while researching this question. I thought it was interesting, so I'll self-answer. I welcome further answers.)

**Tags:** meaning-in-context, slang

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2020-09-21. Score: 7

Searching for [`饭圈类`](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E9%A5%AD) in Baidu, I stumbled upon [a Baidu Zhidao artcle](https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/1803565954867519267.html), which gives an explanation. The second answer is simpler:

> 饭圈类似粉丝会，大家有共同喜欢的东西，组成了一个圈子。
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> [My translation:] 饭圈 is similar to "fan group" [粉丝会], everyone has something they commonly like, the group forms a social circle [圈子].

In particular, 饭 in this context does not mean "cooked rice", but is used because the English word "fan" is written in the same way as the (untoned) pinyin for [饭](https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?wdqb=%E9%A5%AD) (fàn). Thus, 饭圈 is a "circle of fans". And in the article about Trump, it refers to products produced for Trump's circle of fans (or Trump's supporters).

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I think 饭 is a transliteration from English word "fan" directly just because of the similar pronounce. Using 饭 to indicate supporters is popular in Chinese entertainment in recent years, so personally I think it is not a serious word that could be used in news reports about political figure properly.  
> **username_2**: 饭 pinyin is Fan. 圈 is circle in meaning. (Social circle【圈子】meaning here, ). Also 饭 is what asian eat everyday so they will called then 饭/fan without thinking devalue themselves. 类 is just word meaning (group / similar interest / categories) .  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2020-09-21. Score: 4

As a Chinese native speaker, I could tell you that 饭 means the same as 粉丝 because of similar sounds, and 圈 means people with similar interests, so 饭圈 means people who love one single idol. However, this word now has a bad meaning, especially means people who is CRAZY to one idol, and ususally do some team behaviors.
Actually 饭圈 is a word, and 饭圈类 means a kind like 饭圈.


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