埋街食井水 (maai4 gaai1 sik6 zeng2 seoi2) — (orig. of boat society women) to marry into a dry-land family; → (of women) to marry into a family of higher social class; to marry into a family of means and to live comfortably because of it; (of female prostitutes, a euphemism) to marry | Also: 食井水; 埋街 in Cantonese
maaiˎ₄埋gaaiˉ¹街sikˍ₆食zengˊ²井seoiˊ²水Mandarin Pinyin: mai2 jie1 shi2 jing3 shui3
Meaning of 埋街食井水
noun(orig. of boat society women) to marry into a dry-land family; → (of women) to marry into a family of higher social class; to marry into a family of means and to live comfortably because of it; (of female prostitutes, a euphemism) to marry | Also: 食井水; 埋街
nounlit. for fishermen to move on land and drink well water, meaning one who can survive stress-free and well-off without working; go into early retirement