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Meaning of 江湖

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
江 jiāng 湖 hú
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. 武侠 ); (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc; demimonde; (in modern times) triads; secret gangster societies; underworld
Example Sentences
1
“
江湖
”
过去泛指四方各地
。
The term "rivers and lakes" in old days meant in general all corners of the country.
2
是你在江湖上一致的评语
。
That is their unanimous comment on me.
3
话说
“
英语学习
”
之风云江湖
,
分为五大派系
It is said that in the English learning arena there are 5 sects.
4
当一些
“
江湖专家
”
说我们要进入经济大萧条
。
Some Cassandras argue that we are going into a Great Depression.
5
“
那时候有很多江湖术士
,
尤其是在欧洲的贵族家中
。
”
纽曼教授说
。
"There were a lot of charlatans, especially in the noble courts of Europe," said Dr. Newman.