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江湖
gong1 wu4
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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. |
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This word has been viewed 3121 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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