急流勇退 [－－－－]

Jyutping gap1 lau4 jung5 teoi3
Pinyin jí liú yǒng tuì

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. verb; step down at the height of the career; to leave off while the play is good; to quit while you are ahead
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    比喻​人​喺​得意​順遂​、​事業​達​到​高峰​嘅​時​候​退出
    to retire at the best time of one's career
    • 急流勇退可以永遠喺人哋心目中留低最好嘅印象。
      急流勇退可以永远喺人哋心目中留低最好嘅印象。
      gap1 lau4 jung5 teoi3 ho2 ji5 wing5 jyun5 hai2 jan4 dei6 sam1 muk6 zung1 lau4 dai1 zeoi3 hou2 ge3 jan3 zoeng6.
      Retirement at the best time of one's career can keep the best impression in people's mind.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    withdrawing (receding, drawing back) while ahead (often so as to avoid disaster, etc.)
    • 山口百惠的急流勇退
      山口百惠的急流勇退
      shān kǒu bǎi huì de jí liú yǒng tuì
      X
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    急流勇退可以永远喺人哋心目中留低最好嘅印象。
    急流勇退可以永遠喺人哋心目中留低最好嘅印象。
    gap1 lau4 jung5 teoi3 ho2 ji5 wing5 jyun5 hai2 jan4 dei6 sam1 muk6 zung1 lau4 dai1 zeoi3 hou2 ge3 jan3 zoeng6.
    • Retirement at the best time of one's career can keep the best impression in people's mind.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    山口百惠的急流勇退
    山口百惠的急流勇退
    shān kǒu bǎi huì de jí liú yǒng tuì
    • X