江湖
jiānghú
- 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 wǔxiá)
- (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc; demimonde
- (in modern times) triads; secret gangster societies; underworld
- (figuratively) all corners of the country; (around) the whole country
- (figuratively) old experienced person; man of experience
- (figuratively) place of residence of a hermit; reclusive place
- (figuratively) society, community
- (figuratively) vagrant; itinerant (entertainer, quack doctor, swindler etc.)
- (figuratively) wandering life; private and plebian domain beyond the control of the government; underworld
- (literally) rivers and lakes
- all corners of the country; (around) the whole country
- old experienced person; man of experience
- place of residence of a hermit; reclusive place
- rivers and lakes
- society, community
- vagrant; itinerant (entertainer, quack doctor, swindler etc.)
- wandering life; private and plebian domain beyond the control of the government; underworld
Containing this entry
| 人在江湖，身不由己 | rénzàijiānghú,shēnbùyóujǐ | (proverb) you can't always do as you like; one has to compromise in this world |
| 江湖一點訣 | jiānghúyīdiǎnjué |
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| 江湖藝人 | jiānghúyìrén | itinerant entertainer |
| 江湖醫生 | jiānghúyīshēng | unlicensed doctor; quack; back-alley or itinerant practitioner |
| 江湖騙子 | jiānghúpiànzi |
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