收山

收山
shōushān

(slang) (from Cantonese) to bow out after a long career

4 meanings
MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    (slang) (from Cantonese) to bow out after a long career

    • He decided to retire from the profession.

  2. verb

    to pack it in

    • He has decided to retire.

  3. verb

    (of a gangster, prostitute etc) to get out of the game

    • He decided to hang up his sword and retire from the underworld.

  4. verb

    (of a business) to cease to operate

    • This shop has closed down.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A hand holding a stick binding things together — that is the action of seizing and gathering.

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