Senses
走江湖 to earn a living as an itinerant
To travel from place to place making a living as an entertainer, peddler, healer, or fortune-teller
走江湖 to live as a vagrant
To wander or live a vagrant life, often associated with a lifestyle outside mainstream society
走江湖 to retire from public life
(Literary) to travel among rivers and lakes, often referring to a life of seclusion or retirement after leaving officialdom