江湖 (gong1 wu4 | jiang1 hu2) : rivers and lakes

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江湖

gong1 wu4

jiang1 hu2

river and lakes; also used metaphorically to mean itinerant, as in wanderers or vagabonds

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 3,120,000

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

江湖

This word has been viewed 2551 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by radagasty on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

江 gong1 - large river; Chinese surname
湖 wu4 - lake

9 compounds containing this word:

江湖佬 - a member of the underworld; a triad
江湖大佬 - underworld big boss; triad big brother
走江湖 - to wander as an itinerant entertainer
漂泊江湖 - [v] to lead a vagrant life
人在江湖，身不由己 - to have little control over one's fate due to social constraints
江湖傳聞 - street level rumours
重出江湖 - make a reapperance after years of retirement
江湖術士 - charlatan; swindler; imposter
江湖騙術 - charlatanism

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Decimal representation of this word: 江湖

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