"giang hồ" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Vietnamese]

IPA: [zaːŋ˧˧ ho˨˩] [Hà-Nội], [jaːŋ˧˧ how˦˩] [Huế], [jaːŋ˧˧ how˨˩] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City]
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 江湖 (“rivers and lakes”), from Chinese 江湖 (jiānghú). In older texts, mostly used to describe the lives of people who didn't or couldn't settle for a home, but wandered around the country. The "outlaw" sense is popularized by Chinese wuxia soap operas, which frequently emphasize the lawlessness and cruelty of the martial arts world in feudal-China settings. Etymology templates: {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|江湖|rivers and lakes}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 江湖 (“rivers and lakes”), {{der|vi|zh|江湖}} Chinese 江湖 (jiānghú), {{der|vi|zh|-}} Chinese Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} giang hồ, {{vi-noun}} giang hồ
  1. lawless, especially thuggish, hoodlumish or gangsterish Wikipedia link: Jianghu, wuxia Related terms: lưu manh, đầu gấu, xã hội đen

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          "text": "Nhưng mọi nỗ lực của người mẹ dường như bằng không. \"Thời đó, tôi không quan tâm đến mẹ. Trở về nhà, tôi luôn khoái chí kể về những \"chiến tích\" giang hồ của mình. Mẹ tôi cầu xin, khóc lóc đã quá nhiều đến mức không nói được gì nữa\", Tú kể.",
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        "Huế"
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      "ipa": "[jaːŋ˧˧ how˨˩]",
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