江湖

jiānghú
  1. rivers and lakes
  2. all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat
  3. section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武侠 wǔxiá)
  4. (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc; demimonde
  5. (in modern times) triads; secret gangster societies; underworld

CEDICT

  1. (figuratively) all corners of the country; (around) the whole country
  2. (figuratively) old experienced person; man of experience
  3. (figuratively) place of residence of a hermit; reclusive place
  4. (figuratively) society, community
  5. (figuratively) vagrant; itinerant (entertainer, quack doctor, swindler etc.)
  6. (figuratively) wandering life; private and plebian domain beyond the control of the government; underworld
  7. (literally) rivers and lakes
  8. all corners of the country; (around) the whole country
  9. old experienced person; man of experience
  10. place of residence of a hermit; reclusive place
  11. rivers and lakes
  12. society, community
  13. vagrant; itinerant (entertainer, quack doctor, swindler etc.)
  14. wandering life; private and plebian domain beyond the control of the government; underworld

Wiktionary

  1. 江河湖泊，三江五湖。
  2. 四方之地。
  3. 隐士所居之处。

重編國語辭典

  1. 世间，民间
  2. 人心複杂难测或是容易产生恩怨纠纷的社会环境或特定的圈子
  3. 四方之地
  4. 四处流浪，靠卖艺、卖药、占卜等谋生的人
  5. 在外阅历甚多，练达世故的人
  6. 引退，退隐
  7. 江河和湖泊
  8. 隐士所居之处

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 江 jiāng river

classifiers: 條, 道
2 湖 hú lake

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
江湖一点诀 jiānghúyīdiǎnjué
  1. special technique
  2. trick of the trade
  3. knack
江湖艺人 jiānghúyìrén itinerant entertainer
江湖医生 jiānghúyīshēng unlicensed doctor; quack; back-alley or itinerant practitioner
江湖骗子 jiānghúpiànzi
  1. swindler
  2. itinerant con-man
浪迹江湖 làngjìjiānghú
  1. to roam far and wide
  2. to drift with the wind
老江湖 lǎojiānghú a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world
走江湖 zǒujiānghú to travel around the country (as itinerant peddler or entertainer)
跑江湖 pǎojiānghú to make a living as a traveling performer etc
重出江湖 chóngchūjiānghú
  1. (of a person) to return to the fray after a period of inactivity; to jump back into the thick of things
  2. (of sth that was once popular) to be resurrected; to make a comeback
重现江湖 chóngxiànjiānghú see 重出江湖 chóngchūjiānghú
闯荡江湖 chuǎngdàngjiānghú to travel around the country
走江湖 zǒujiānghu
江湖字体 jiānghúzìtǐ
老江湖 lǎojiānghu