跳船
tiu3 syun4tiào chuáninferred
English
- literally jumping off the boat; to leave from a social system or an organization to another; a shift change of standpoint (e.g. vote of an issue)
粵語 — Cantonese
- 離開某一個社會系統或者組織去到另一個,亦可指立場上嘅轉變;故帶有「過檔」、「轉呔」嘅意思
Examples
突然離開、辭去現時嘅責任崗位以避免麻煩;類似「著草」
to avoid troubles by resign or leaving from the position suddenly
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk