上岸 - Zhictionary

上岸

shàng'àn

(figuratively) to make it, to land (to/in the civil service, graduate school, a new country, etc.)
(figuratively, slang) to leave the pornography or sex work industry and start one's life afresh
to go ashore; to climb ashore
to leave the pornography or sex work industry and start one's life afresh
to make it, to land (to/in the civil service, graduate school, a new country, etc.)

to go ashore; to climb ashore
(fig.) to achieve a stable and secure life after a period of struggle (e.g. to get a government job, be admitted to a desirable university, or finally pay off one's debts)