(fig.) to suspend a performer or sports player (as punishment)
to keep sb or sth out of sight until the right moment (e.g. a key player on a sports team)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
(verb) to freeze (in a freezer); (of actor) get suspended from all work due to gross misconduct
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
動詞
用低温保存 to refrigerate; to freeze; to preserve via cold temperatures
雪藏食品
雪藏食品
syut3 cong4 sik6 ban2 frozen food
雪藏卵子以進行體外受孕
雪藏卵子以进行体外受孕
syut3 cong4 leon2 zi2 ji5 zeon3 hang4 tai2 ngoi6 sau6 jan6 to freeze eggs for in vitro fertilization
動詞
公司唔指派工作俾仍然喺合約期內嘅藝人 to suspend an artist, performer, actor, etc. from working despite an ongoing contract
個歌手俾公司雪藏咗兩年,冇出過新碟。
个歌手俾公司雪藏咗两年,冇出过新碟。
go3 go1 sau2 bei2 gung1 si1 syut3 cong4 zo2 loeng5 nin4, mou5 ceot1 gwo3 san1 dip2. The singer has been withheld work for two years by the company, so she released no new albums.
近義詞
冷藏
Definitions (Wiktionary)
verb, figuratively
to set aside; to shelve
verb, figuratively
to intentionally withhold; to hide (one's true capabilities)
verb, Cantonese
to refrigerate; to keep cold
verb, Cantonese, figuratively
to relegate to limbo; to give (someone) the cold shoulder
The artists Boyan and Yik are suspended as they give up on their careers to protect their relationship, now the concerned sales volume of theirs are reaching as low as Waihan's.