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Meaning of 江湖

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jiāng
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
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The term "rivers and lakes" in old days meant in general all corners of the country.
2
That is their unanimous comment on me.
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It is said that in the English learning arena there are 5 sects.
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Some Cassandras argue that we are going into a Great Depression.
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"There were a lot of charlatans, especially in the noble courts of Europe," said Dr. Newman.