Word information
Simplified江湖
Traditional江湖
Pinyinjiāng hú
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Chinese word 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])
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江jiāng
river; CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]; surname Jiang; (bound form) Yangtze River; (bound form) Jiangsu Province (abbr. for 江蘇|江苏[Jiang1 su1])
湖húlake
湖泊húpōlake
江山jiāngshānrivers and mountains; landscape; country; state power; see 江山市[Jiang1 shan1 Shi4]
五湖四海wǔhú-sìhǎiall parts of the country
长江Cháng JiāngYangtze River, or Chang Jiang