江湖情 (gong1 wu4 cing4) — a feeling of loyalty / affiliation to f… in Cantonese

gongˉ¹江wuˎ₄湖cingˎ₄情

Mandarin Pinyin: jiang1hu2 qing2

Meaning of 江湖情

nouna feeling of loyalty / affiliation to fellow triad members or close friends [written and colloquial]

keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好cungˏ₅重gongˊ²江wuˎ₄湖cing4.情。

He has a strong sense of loyalty (in the 'jianghu' sense).

niˉ¹呢douˍ₆度jauˏ₅有gongˊ²江wuˎ₄湖cing4.情。

There's a sense of camaraderie here (like in the 'jianghu' world).

gongˊ²講haaˏ₅吓gongˊ²江wuˎ₄湖cing4.情。

Let's talk about loyalty (in the 'jianghu' sense).

keoiˏ₅佢zeoi˗₃最gongˊ²講gongˊ²江wuˎ₄湖cing4.情。

He values loyalty (in the 'jianghu' sense) the most.

niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲giu˗₃叫gongˊ²江wuˎ₄湖cing4.情。

This is what they call loyalty (in the 'jianghu' sense).

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