江湖

jiānghú

rivers and lakes—all corners of the country; the wide world, rivers and lakes—people wandering from place to place and living by their wits, e. g. fortune-tellers, quack doctors, itinerant entertainers, etc., considered as a social group

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all corners of the country; rivers and lakes

相关词组: 江湖郎中

江湖医生

江湖艺人

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all corners of the country; rivers and lakes

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Jiang1 hu2

rivers and lakes, around the whole country, cf 两江 and 两湖, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan provinces in Qing times, vagrant, itinerant (esp. entertainer, swindler, quack doctor etc)

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1) 江湖

jiāng hu

（旧时指各处流浪卖艺、 卖药等生活的人） itinerant entertainers, quacks, etc.

（这种人所从事的行业） trade of such people另见 jiāng hú。

2) 江湖

jiāng hú

（江和湖） rivers and lakes

（旧时泛指四方各地） all corners of the country:

走江湖 wander about doing all sorts of jobs;

流落江湖 live a vagabond life

另见 jiāng hu。

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江湖|江湖 [Jiāng hú] ► rivers and lakes ► around the whole country ► cf 两江 and ↑两湖, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan provinces in Qing times ► vagrant ► itinerant (esp. entertainer, swindler, quack doctor etc)