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江洋大盗 — “Notorious bandits or pirates operating on rivers and seas”

江洋大盗 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “notorious bandits or pirates operating on rivers and seas”. A great river-and-sea brigand. Literally, “river and ocean great bandit”.

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江洋大盗 Pronunciation and Pinyin

江洋大盗 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
江
jiāng6large river, Yangtze River
洋
yáng9ocean, foreign, vast
大
dà3large, big, great
盗
dào11steal or a thief

Example Sentence with 江洋大盗

那个江洋大盗的犯罪团伙,在短短几年内抢劫了多艘商船,行踪诡秘
That notorious river and ocean bandit's criminal gang robbed several merchant ships in just a few years, their whereabouts mysterious.

Idioms Related to 江洋大盗

Synonyms of 江洋大盗

  • shā杀rén人yuè越huò货murder and rob

More idioms starting with 江

  • jiāng江dōng东fù父lǎo老Elders or people of one's hometown
  • jiāng江dōng东dú独bù步Unrivaled in the Jiangdong region
  • jiāng江yún云wèi渭shù树deep feelings of parting and longing
  • jiāng江nán南hǎi海běi北far and wide
  • jiāng江tiān天yī一sè色river and sky merge into one color
  • jiāng江shān山bù不lǎo老May your life be as eternal as mountains and rivers
  • jiāng江shān山zhī之yì异drastic transformation of a landscape or territory
  • jiāng江shān山zhī之hèn恨Sorrow over lost homeland
  • jiāng江shān山bàn半bì壁a significant portion of a territory
  • jiāng江shān山kě可gǎi改,,běn本xìng性nán难yí移Nature is hard to change
  • jiāng江shān山hǎo好gǎi改,,běn本xìng性nán难yí移It's hard to change one's nature
  • jiāng江shān山hǎo好gǎi改,,bǐng秉xìng性nán难yí移Old habits die hard

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Questions about 江洋大盗

What does 江洋大盗 mean?

江洋大盗 (jiāng yáng dà dào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “notorious bandits or pirates operating on rivers and seas”.

How do you pronounce 江洋大盗?

江洋大盗 is pronounced jiāng yáng dà dào in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 江洋大盗 literally mean?

Literally, 江洋大盗 means “river and ocean great bandit”. It is used to mean “notorious bandits or pirates operating on rivers and seas”.

What is the Chinese definition of 江洋大盗?

在江河湖海抢劫行凶的强盗。

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