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江湖医生 — “A quack doctor”

江湖医生 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a quack doctor”. A charlatan; an unqualified practitioner who pretends to have medical knowledge.

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江湖医生 Pronunciation and Pinyin

江湖医生 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
江
jiāng6large river, Yangtze River
湖
hú12lake
医
yī7treat illness; doctor; medicine
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live

Example Sentence with 江湖医生

那个自称能治百病的老头其实是个江湖医生,大家可别轻易相信他。
That old man who claimed he could cure all diseases was actually a quack doctor; everyone should not easily trust him.

Idioms Related to 江湖医生

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 江湖医生

What does 江湖医生 mean?

江湖医生 (jiāng hú yī shēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a quack doctor”.

How do you pronounce 江湖医生?

江湖医生 is pronounced jiāng hú yī shēng in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 江湖医生?

假称有医学知识的人或卖药的流动小贩,指那些没有真才实学的人

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