"江湖" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 江湖 | Jiāng hú | 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 |   | |
Results beginning with 江湖 | ||||
| 江湖骗子 | jiāng hú piàn zi | swindler / itinerant con-man | | |
| 江湖艺人 | jiāng hú yì rén | itinerant entertainer | | |
| 江湖医生 | Jiāng hú yī shēng | quack / charlatan / itinerant doctor and swindler | | |
| 江湖一点诀 | jiāng hú yī diǎn jué | special technique / trick of the trade / knack | | |
Approximate Results for 江湖 | ||||
| 老江湖 | lǎo jiāng hú | a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world | | |
| 走江湖 | zǒu jiāng hú | to travel around the country (as itinerant peddler or entertainer) | | |
| 跑江湖 | pǎo jiāng hú | to make a living as a traveling performer etc | | |
| 闯荡江湖 | chuǎng dàng jiāng hú | to travel around the country | | |
| 浪迹江湖 | làng jì jiāng hú | to roam far and wide / to drift with the wind | | |
| 重出江湖 | chóng chū jiāng hú | (of a person) to return to the fray after a period of inactivity / to jump back into the thick of things / (of sth that was once popular) to be resurrected / to make a comeback | | |
| 重现江湖 | chóng xiàn jiāng hú | see 重出江湖[chong2 chu1 jiang1 hu2] | | |
| 人在江湖，身不由己 | rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ | you can't always do as you like / one has to compromise in this world (idiom) | | |
