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rivers and lakes / all corners of the country / remote areas to which hermits retreat / section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law / the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworldSources & editorial notes
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江湖 江湖 [jiang1 hu2] /rivers and lakes/all corners of the country; remote areas to which hermits retreat/section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law; the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2])/(in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc; demimonde/(in modern times) triads; secret gangster societies; underworld/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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