Dictionary Entry: 江湖
Word
Pinyin
江湖
jiāng hú
rivers and lakes ꞏ all corners of the country ꞏ remote areas to which hermits retreat ꞏ section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law ꞏ the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá]) ꞏ (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc ꞏ demimonde ꞏ (in modern times) triads ꞏ secret gangster societies ꞏ underworld
