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收sau1山saan1

sau1 saan1shōu shān

English

  1. (slang) (from Cantonese) to bow out after a long career
  2. (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)
  3. to pack it in
  4. (of a gangster, prostitute etc) to get out of the game
  5. (of a business) to cease to operate
  6. to retire

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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