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闖蕩江湖

简闯荡江湖 · 繁闖蕩江湖

Mandarin · pinyin chuǎng dàng jiāng hú

to travel around the country

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江: jiāng · large river; the Yangzi; surname
湖: hú · a lake; Hubei, Hunan; bluish-green
闯: chuǎng · rush in, burst in, charge in
荡: dàng · pond, pool; wash away, cleanse

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3–4–1–2 · chuang3 dang4 jiang1 hu2

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cong2 dong6 gong1 wu4

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