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走江湖

Mandarin · pinyin zǒu jiāng hú

to travel around the country (as itinerant peddler or entertainer)

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走: zǒu · walk, go on foot; run; leave; Kangxi radical 156
江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
湖: hú · a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green

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3–1–2 · zou3 jiang1 hu2

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verb

(verb-object) to wander about and vagrantly earn a living (by juggling, peddling, fortune telling, etc.)

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