江湖
word B2- rivers and lakes
- all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat
- section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2])
- (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc; demimonde
- (in modern times) triads; secret gangster societies; underworld
Its characters
Words with it
- 走江湖 zǒu jiāng hú to travel around the country
- 重出江湖 chóng chū jiāng hú
- 江湖骗子 jiāng hú piàn zi swindler
- 老江湖 lǎo jiāng hú a much-travelled person, well acquainted with t...
- 闯荡江湖 chuǎng dàng jiāng hú to travel around the country
- 江湖医生 jiāng hú yī shēng unlicensed doctor
- 浪迹江湖 làng jì jiāng hú to roam far and wide
- 跑江湖 pǎo jiāng hú to make a living as a traveling performer etc
- 重现江湖 chóng xiàn jiāng hú see 重出江湖[chong2 chu1 jiang1 hu2]
- 江湖艺人 jiāng hú yì rén itinerant entertainer
From the library
从此也就摇个串铃，替人治病糊口去了，奔走江湖近二十年。
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