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浪迹江湖 — “Wander the rivers and lakes”

浪迹江湖 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to roam or wander about various places, often without a fixed home or purpose; to drift from place to place”. Literally, “wander the rivers and lakes”.

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浪迹江湖 Pronunciation and Pinyin

浪迹江湖 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
浪
làng10wave, unrestrained, wandering
迹
jì9trace, mark, or footprint
江
jiāng6large river, Yangtze River
湖
hú12lake

Example Sentence with 浪迹江湖

他辞去了城市里的工作,决定浪迹江湖,体验不同的生活。
He resigned from his job in the city, deciding to wander the world and experience different ways of life.

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Synonyms of 浪迹江湖

  • liú流lí离shī失suǒ所displaced and homeless
  • diān颠pèi沛liú流lí离wander destitute due to hardship

Antonyms of 浪迹江湖

  • ān安rú如tài泰shān山stable as Mount Tai
  • ān安jiā家luò落hù户settle down and make a permanent home
  • ān安jū居lè乐yè业live and work in peace and contentment

More idioms starting with 浪

  • làng浪shēng声làng浪qì气speaking in an affected tone
  • làng浪zǐ子huí回tóu头prodigal son returns
  • làng浪zǐ子huí回tóu头jīn金bù不huàn换A reformed prodigal is invaluable
  • làng浪zǐ子zǎi宰xiàng相prodigal prime minister
  • làng浪tián恬bō波jìng静calm and tranquil
  • làng浪dàng荡qián乾kūn坤peace and order throughout the land
  • làng浪ruǐ蕊fú浮huā花dissolute and promiscuous women
  • làng浪dié蝶yóu游fēng蜂a philanderer or frivolous flirt
  • làng浪dié蝶kuáng狂fēng蜂frivolous and flirtatious men
  • làng浪fèi费bǐ笔mò墨waste words or effort
  • làng浪jì迹tiān天xià下wander all over the world
  • làng浪jì迹tiān天yá涯wander the ends of the earth

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Questions about 浪迹江湖

What does 浪迹江湖 mean?

浪迹江湖 (làng jì jiāng hú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to roam or wander about various places, often without a fixed home or purpose; to drift from place to place”.

How do you pronounce 浪迹江湖?

浪迹江湖 is pronounced làng jì jiāng hú in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 浪迹江湖 literally mean?

Literally, 浪迹江湖 means “wander the rivers and lakes”. It is used to mean “to roam or wander about various places, often without a fixed home or purpose; to drift from place to place”.

What is the Chinese definition of 浪迹江湖?

浪迹:到处流浪;江湖:泛指各地。到处漂泊,没有固定的住处。

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