Chinese–English

江湖

jiāng hú · jiang hu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Concept guide: what 江湖 means

Meaning

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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 (wǔ xiá))
(in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc
demimonde
(in modern times) triads
secret gangster societies
underworld

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