浸zam3鹹haam4水seoi2

simp浸咸水

zam3 haam4 seoi2jìn xián shuǐ

English

(verb) to soak in salty water (slang) saying someone studies abroad
to study or to live abroad, literally stands for dipping in salty water

粵語 — Cantonese

去外國生活或者留學；因為去嘅地方通常隔咗個海，所以叫浸鹹水

Examples

佢喺外國浸咗咁耐鹹水，啲英文實好叻。
His English must be excellent after studying abroad for so many years.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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