Meaning of 走江湖
走江湖 means to wander from place to place making a living (as a martial artist, acrobat, fortune teller, etc.). Pronounced zǒu jiāng hú.
- to wander from place to place making a living (as a martial artist, acrobat, fortune teller, etc.)
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
zǒu走
jiāng江
hú湖
，
kào靠
shuǎ耍
hóu猴
xì戏
wéi为
shēng生
。
When he was young, he wandered making a living performing monkey shows.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
hěn很
duō多
qióng穷
rén人
bù不
dé得
bù不
zǒu走
jiāng江
hú湖
，
mài卖
yì艺
qiú求
shēng生
。
In the old society, many poor people had to wander as performers to survive.
Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
zhōng中
yī医
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
céng曾
zǒu走
jiāng江
hú湖
，
jiàn见
shi识
hěn很
guǎng广
。
This elderly TCM doctor wandered in his youth and is very worldly-wise.