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Jyutping maai4 gaai1 sik6 zeng2 seoi2
Pinyin mái jiē shí jǐng shuǐ

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. lit. 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
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句、黃賭毒
    指​妓女​從良​,​唔​再​賣身​;​本意​應該​係​指​水上​人上​岸上​生活​,​後​來​變成​唔​再​做​一​啲​嘢​嘅​意思
    to stop working as a prostitute, to retire from prostitution; literally: to go to the roadside and drink well water
  2. 參看
    埋街飲井水
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    埋街食井水
    埋街食井水