"走江湖" meaning in Chinese

See 走江湖 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu²/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /t͡sɐu̯³⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ wuː²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔ²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan], /t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔ²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Taipei], /t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɔ²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu²/, /t͡sɐu̯³⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ wuː²¹/, /t͡sau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔ²³/, /t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔ²⁴/, /t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɔ²⁴/ Chinese transliterations: zǒu jiānghu [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄗㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄤ ˙ㄏㄨ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zau² gong¹ wu⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], cháu-kang-ô͘, zǒu jiānghu [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄗㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄤ ˙ㄏㄨ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], zǒu jianghů [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], tsou³ chiang¹-hu⁵ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], dzǒu jyāng-hu [Mandarin, Yale, standard], tzoou jiang.hu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], цзоу цзянху [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], czou czjanxu [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], jáu gōng wùh [Cantonese, Yale], dzau² gong¹ wu⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], zeo² gong¹ wu⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], cháu-kang-ô͘ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], tsáu-kang-ôo [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], zaw'kang'oo [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 走⫽江湖 [canonical]
Head templates: {{zh-verb|type=vo}} 走⫽江湖 (verb-object)
  1. to wander about and vagrantly earn a living (by juggling, peddling, fortune telling, etc.) Tags: verb-object Synonyms: 行江湖 [Hokkien]
    Sense id: en-走江湖-zh-verb-dGyxHe0E Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "links": [
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          "wander",
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          "about",
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        ],
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          "vagrant",
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        ],
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          "earn a living",
          "earn a living"
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  "sounds": [
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      "tags": [
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zǒu jiānghu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄗㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄤ ˙ㄏㄨ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zau² gong¹ wu⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "cháu-kang-ô͘"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zǒu jiānghu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄗㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄤ ˙ㄏㄨ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zǒu jianghů"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsou³ chiang¹-hu⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzǒu jyāng-hu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tzoou jiang.hu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзоу цзянху"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czou czjanxu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu²/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jáu gōng wùh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzau² gong¹ wu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zeo² gong¹ wu⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ wuː²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cháu-kang-ô͘"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsáu-kang-ôo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zaw'kang'oo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔ²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɔ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ wuː²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔ²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɔ²⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "走江湖"
}
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        "to wander about and vagrantly earn a living (by juggling, peddling, fortune telling, etc.)"
      ],
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        [
          "wander",
          "wander"
        ],
        [
          "about",
          "about"
        ],
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          "vagrant",
          "vagrant"
        ],
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          "earn a living",
          "earn a living"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zǒu jiānghu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄗㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄤ ˙ㄏㄨ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zau² gong¹ wu⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "cháu-kang-ô͘"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zǒu jiānghu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄗㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄤ ˙ㄏㄨ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zǒu jianghů"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsou³ chiang¹-hu⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzǒu jyāng-hu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tzoou jiang.hu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "цзоу цзянху"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "czou czjanxu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu²/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jáu gōng wùh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dzau² gong¹ wu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zeo² gong¹ wu⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ wuː²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cháu-kang-ô͘"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsáu-kang-ôo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zaw'kang'oo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔ²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɔ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sɐu̯³⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ wuː²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔ²³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ɔ²⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "行江湖"
    }
  ],
  "word": "走江湖"
}

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