"金盆洗手" meaning in All languages combined

See 金盆洗手 on Wiktionary

Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ pʰən³⁵ ɕi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /kɐm⁵⁵ pʰuːn²¹ sɐi̯³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 金盆洗手
  1. (figurative) to abandon one's life as an outlaw (after having made a fortune) Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-金盆洗手-zh-phrase-0rTzzFws Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55
  2. (by extension) to abandon one's decade-long career; to give up on something one does as a routine Tags: broadly, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-金盆洗手-zh-phrase-xwW~mTPq Categories (other): Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese chengyu: 44 56 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55
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  "literal_meaning": "to wash one's hands in a gold(-coloured) basin",
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      "zh_pron": "ㄐㄧㄣ ㄆㄣˊ ㄒㄧˇ ㄕㄡˇ"
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      "zh_pron": "chin¹-pʻên²-hsi³-shou³"
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        "Yale"
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      "zh_pron": "jīn-pén-syǐ-shǒu"
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