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漂泊江湖

piu1 bok6 gong1 wu4

piao1 bo2 jiang1 hu2

[v] to lead a vagrant life

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

漂泊江湖

This word was added by bybell on 28th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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漂 piu1 piu3 piao1 {piao3} {piao4} - float; drift
泊 paak3 bok6 bo2 po1 - anchor a vessel; park a car
江 gong1 jiang1 - large river; Chinese surname
湖 wu4 hu2 - lake

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