收山
sau1 saan1shōu shān
English
- (slang) (from Cantonese) to bow out after a long career
- (slang) retire; to quit from a field that one used to work in; to hang up one's axe; to wash one's hands of something (typically refers to those who wants to abandon the life of an outlaws or prostitutions); to shut down; to pack up (typically referring to a business)
- to pack it in
- (of a gangster, prostitute etc) to get out of the game
- (of a business) to cease to operate
- to retire
粵語 — Cantonese
- 退休;退出前線
Examples
我都一把年紀喇,想唔收山都唔得。
I'm old enough and can't deny that my retirement is coming close.
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk