Literal Translation: Coming ashore / landing on the beach
Actual Meaning: Successfully passing a grueling civil service exam, grad school, or escaping heavy debts and toxic corporate servitude into security.
Western Meme Parallel: Securing the safe bag / Making it out of the trenches
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Metaphorizes the hyper-competitive exam and job hunt as swimming in a stormy ocean where 95% drown and only a few 'reach shore'.
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