Read Edit View history 江湖 jiānghú vagabond world Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 江湖 jiānghú vagabond world noun A section of society operating independently of mainstream life, including martial artists, itinerant performers, and traveling merchants. 人在江湖，身不由己。 rén zài jiānghú, shēnbùyóujǐ. In the world of men, one is often at the mercy of circumstances. hermitage noun Remote areas to which scholars or officials retreat to live as hermits, away from the imperial court. 居庙堂之高则忧其民，处江湖之远则忧其君。 jū miàotáng zhī gāo zé yōu qí mín, chǔ jiānghú zhī yuǎn zé yōu qí jūn. When high in court, one worries for the people; when far away in the world, one worries for the ruler. rivers and lakes noun The literal rivers and lakes, or figuratively, all corners of the country and the world at large. 他年纪轻轻就走遍江湖，见多识广。 tā niánjì qīngqīng jiù zǒubiàn jiānghú, jiànduōshíguǎng. He traveled far and wide at a young age and is very experienced. Frequency Movie subtitles 3.13 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 26.1 per million Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
江湖 jiānghú vagabond world noun A section of society operating independently of mainstream life, including martial artists, itinerant performers, and traveling merchants. 人在江湖，身不由己。 rén zài jiānghú, shēnbùyóujǐ. In the world of men, one is often at the mercy of circumstances. hermitage noun Remote areas to which scholars or officials retreat to live as hermits, away from the imperial court. 居庙堂之高则忧其民，处江湖之远则忧其君。 jū miàotáng zhī gāo zé yōu qí mín, chǔ jiānghú zhī yuǎn zé yōu qí jūn. When high in court, one worries for the people; when far away in the world, one worries for the ruler. rivers and lakes noun The literal rivers and lakes, or figuratively, all corners of the country and the world at large. 他年纪轻轻就走遍江湖，见多识广。 tā niánjì qīngqīng jiù zǒubiàn jiānghú, jiànduōshíguǎng. He traveled far and wide at a young age and is very experienced. Frequency Movie subtitles 3.13 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 26.1 per million Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)