跳船 [－－]

Jyutping tiu3 syun4
Pinyin tiào chuán

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    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
    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)
    • 點解香港教育咁失敗，搞到個個都要跳船？
      点解香港教育咁失败，搞到个个都要跳船？
      Why Hong Kong education so fail,make so many students go to international school or further studies abroad.
  2. 動詞
    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
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to get to another country illegally by boat
  2. verb, literally
    to jump from a ship or boat
  3. verb, figuratively, neologism
    to jump ship
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    所谓「有人辞官归故里，有人漏夜赶科场」，政府问责团队早排发生「跳船潮」，几位高官提早退休，但就有反对党成员宁愿退党都要补上空缺。
    所謂「有人辭官歸故里，有人漏夜趕科場」，政府問責團隊早排發生「跳船潮」，幾位高官提早退休，但就有反對黨成員寧願退黨都要補上空缺。
    so2 wai6 jau5 jan4 ci4 gun1 gwai1 gu3 lei5, jau5 jan4 lau6 je6 gon2 fo1 coeng4, zing3 fu2 man6 zaak3 tyun4 deoi2 zou2 paai4 faat3 sang1 tiu4 syun4 ciu4, gei2 wai2 gou1 gun1 tai4 zou2 teoi3 jau1, daan6 zau6 jau5 faan2 deoi3 dong2 sing4 jyun4 ning4 jyun2 teoi3 dong2 dou1 jiu3 bou2 soeng5 hung1 kyut3.
    • People come and go. There are vacancies in the governing team after several principal officials jumped ship by early retirement some days ago. Meanwhile, certain members of the opposition camp would rather leave their parties and fill in.
  2. Cantonese
    点解香港教育咁失败，搞到个个都要跳船？
    點解香港教育咁失敗，搞到個個都要跳船？
    • Why Hong Kong education so fail,make so many students go to international school or further studies abroad.