Meaning of 闯江湖
闯江湖 means to wander from place to place making a living (esp. by fortune-telling, performing, selling medicine, etc.); to travel the "rivers and lakes" (jianghu). Pronounced chuǎng jiāng hú.
- to wander from place to place making a living (esp. by fortune-telling, performing, selling medicine, etc.); to travel the "rivers and lakes" (jianghu)
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
chuǎng闯
jiāng江
hú湖
，
kào靠
shuǎ耍
hóu猴
xì戏
wéi为
shēng生
。
When he was young, he wandered the country making a living by performing monkey shows.
Zài在
nà那
gè个
dòng动
dàng荡
de的
nián年
dài代
，
xǔ许
duō多
rén人
bù不
dé得
bù不
chuǎng闯
jiāng江
hú湖
móu谋
shēng生
。
During those turbulent times, many people had to wander from place to place to make a living.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
zhōng中
yī医
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
céng曾
chuǎng闯
jiāng江
hú湖
，
zǒu走
nán南
chuǎng闯
běi北
，
jiàn见
shi识
guǎng广
bó博
。
This old Chinese doctor once traveled the jianghu in his youth, journeying far and wide, gaining broad experience.