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gongˉ¹
江
wuˎ₄
湖
Pinyin:
jiang1 hu2
Translations
noun
river and lakes; also used metaphorically to mean itinerant, as in wanderers or vagabonds
gongˉ¹
江
wuˎ₄
湖
seotˍ₆
術
siˍ₆
士
简 江湖术士
Pinyin:
jing1 hu2 shu4 shi4
Translations
noun
charlatan; swindler; imposter
gongˉ¹
江
wuˎ₄
湖
louˊ²
佬
Pinyin:
jiang1 hu2 lao3
Translations
noun
a member of the underworld; a triad
noun
gangster
gongˉ¹
江
wuˎ₄
湖
gau˗₃
救
gapˉ¹
急
Pinyin:
jiang1hu2 jiu4ji2
Translations
noun
help and assistance for a fellow triad member or a close friend in difficulties [written and colloquial]
gongˉ¹
江
wuˎ₄
湖
douˍ₆
道
jiˍ₆
義
简 江湖道义
Pinyin:
jiang1hu2 dao4yi4
Translations
noun
the unspoken code of ethics / honour in society [written and colloquial]
piuˉ¹
漂
bokˍ₆
泊
gongˉ¹
江
wuˎ₄
湖
Pinyin:
piao1 bo2 jiang1 hu2
Translations
noun
to lead a vagrant life
gongˉ¹
江
wuˎ₄
湖
daaiˍ₆
大
louˊ²
佬
Pinyin:
jiang1 hu2 da4 lao3
Translations
noun
underworld big boss; triad big brother
noun
mafia boss; leader of a gang
zauˊ²
走
gongˉ¹
江
wuˎ₄
湖
Pinyin:
zou3 jiang1 hu5
Translations
noun
become a vagrant
noun
wander from place to place and earn a living by juggling, fortune-telling, etc
gongˉ¹
江
wuˎ₄
湖
cingˎ₄
情
Pinyin:
jiang1hu2 qing2
Translations
noun
a feeling of loyalty / affiliation to fellow triad members or close friends [written and colloquial]
gongˉ¹
江
wuˎ₄
湖
cyunˎ₄
傳
manˎ₄
聞
简 江湖传闻
Pinyin:
jiang1 hu2 chuan2 wen2
Translations
noun
street level rumours; urban legends
janˎ₄
人
zoiˍ₆
在
gongˉ¹
江
wu4,
湖
，
sanˉ¹
身
batˉ¹
不
yauˎ₄
由
geiˊ²
己
Pinyin:
ren2 zai4 jiang1 hu2, shen1 bu4 you2 ji3
Translations
noun
to have little control over one's fate due to social constrains | [粵]: 人在江湖身不由主
idiom
Once involved in the world/society, one's actions are beyond one's control.
cungˎ₄
重
ceotˉ¹
出
gongˉ¹
江
wuˎ₄
湖
Pinyin:
chong2 chu1 jiang1 hu2
Translations
noun
make a reapperance after years of retirement
congˊ²
闖
gongˉ¹
江
wuˎ₄
湖
简 闯江湖
Pinyin:
chuang3 jiang1 hu2
Translations
noun
make a living wandering from place to place
gongˉ¹
江
wuˎ₄
湖
deiˍ₆
地
waiˍ₆
位
Pinyin:
jiang1hu2 di4wei4
Translations
noun
position / power / status in the underworld / society [written and colloquial]