wander making a living; itinerant performer
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to wander from place to place making a living (as a martial artist, acrobat, fortune teller, etc.)
Traditionally refers to traveling performers, healers, or fortune tellers in old Chinese society. Still used to describe itinerant lifestyles or performance-based livelihoods.
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.
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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.