pǎo
jiāng

common
idiom
verb

Meaning of 跑江湖

跑江湖 means to wander from place to place making a living as an entertainer or fortune-teller. Pronounced pǎo jiāng hú.

  • to wander from place to place making a living as an entertainer or fortune-teller

Definitions & Examples

ye
nián
qīng
shí
pǎo
guo
jiāng
 
huì
biàn
huì
quán
 

His grandfather wandered as an itinerant performer when he was young; he could perform magic tricks and martial arts.

Jiù
shè
huì
shǎo
rén
kào
pǎo
jiāng
kǒu
 

In the old society, many entertainers relied on wandering from place to place to make ends meet.

shì
pǎo
jiāng
de
láng
zhōng
 
zhuān
zhì
nán
zhèng
 

He is an itinerant doctor who specializes in difficult and complicated illnesses.

Bié
xìn
 
xiē
huà
dōu
shì
pǎo
jiāng
de
tào
 

Don't believe him; his words are all the usual tricks of an itinerant con artist.