江湖

MEANING

1. 壹名noun

   all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat

   中四面八方的偏远地方；也指社会上的各个角落sìmiàn bāfāng de piānyuǎn dìfang; yě zhǐ shèhuì shang de gège jiǎoluò

   • tāshìyīgèxíngzǒujiānghúdexiákè.

     他是一个行走江湖的侠客。🔊

     He is a wandering knight-errant roaming the rivers and lakes.

2. 貳名noun

   rivers and lakes

   中武侠小说中的武林世界；也指社会上的黑道人士wǔxiá xiǎoshuō zhōng de wǔlín shìjiè；yě zhǐ shèhuì shang de hēidào rénshì

   • tāxǐhuānzàijiānghúshàngchuǎngdàng.

     他喜欢在江湖上闯荡。🔊

     He likes to roam and adventure in the martial arts world.

3. 參名noun

   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])

   中社会上不受法律约束的人和组织shèhuì shàng bù shòu fǎlǜ yuēshù de rén hé zǔzhī

   • tāshìyīgèxíngzǒujiānghúderén.

     他是一个行走江湖的人。🔊

     He is a person who operates outside the law.

4. 肆名noun

   (in modern times) triads; secret gangster societies; underworld

   中黑社会或非法组织活动的地方hēi shèhuì huò fēifǎ zǔzhī huódòng de dìfang

   • tājiārùlejiānghú.

     他加入了江湖。🔊

     He joined the underworld.

5. 伍

   (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc; demimonde

   中流动的商人、医生、说书人等组成的社会阶层liúdòng de shāngrén、yīshēng、shuōshū rén děng zǔchéng de shèhuì jiējié