江湖 jiāng hú ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄨˊ gong1 wu4
- 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. 武侠 武俠 wǔ xiá ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ )
- (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc; demimonde
- (in modern times) triads; secret gangster societies; underworld
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江
- 三江 Sān jiāng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄤ saam1 gong1 see 三江侗族自治县
- 中江 Zhōng jiāng ㄓㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄤ zung1 gong1 see 中江县
- 九江 Jiǔ jiāng ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄤ gau2 gong1 see 九江市
- 元江 Yuán jiāng ㄩㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄤ jyun4 gong1 see 元江哈尼族彝族傣族自治县
- 内江 內江 Nèi jiāng ㄋㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄤ noi6 gong1 see 内江市
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- 北江 Běi jiāng ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄤ bak1 gong1 Beijiang River
- 南江 Nán jiāng ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄤ naam4 gong1 see 南江县
- 印江 Yìn jiāng ㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄤ jan3 gong1 see 印江土家族苗族自治县
- 台江 Tái jiāng ㄊㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄤ toi4 gong1 see 台江区
- 右江 Yòu jiāng ㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄤ jau6 gong1 see 右江区
- 合江 Hé jiāng ㄏㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄤ hap6 gong1 see 合江县
- 同江 Tóng jiāng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄤ tung4 gong1 see 同江市
- 吴江 吳江 Wú jiāng ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ng4 gong1 see 吴江区
- 垫江 墊江 Diàn jiāng ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄤ dip6 gong1 see 垫江县
- 墨江 Mò jiāng ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄤ mak6 gong1 see 墨江哈尼族自治县
- 夹江 夾江 Jiā jiāng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄤ gaap3 gong1 see 夹江县
- 嫩江 Nèn jiāng ㄋㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄤ nyun6 gong1 see 嫩江市
- 宋江 Sòng Jiāng ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄤ sung3 gong1 Song Jiang, a principal hero of the novel Water Margin 水浒传
- 宁江 寧江 Níng jiāng ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ning4 gong1 see 宁江区
- 岷江 Mín Jiāng ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄤ man4 gong1 Min River, Sichuan
湖
- 湖泊 hú pō ㄏㄨˊ ㄆㄛ wu4 bok6 lake
- 亭湖 Tíng hú ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨˊ ting4 wu4 see 亭湖区
- 内湖 內湖 Nèi hú ㄋㄟˋ ㄏㄨˊ noi6 wu4 Neihu District of Taipei City 台北市, Taiwan
- 两湖 兩湖 Liǎng Hú ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄏㄨˊ loeng5 wu4 Hubei 湖北 and Hunan 湖南 provinces
- 冰湖 bīng hú ㄅㄧㄥ ㄏㄨˊ bing1 wu4 frozen lake
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- 北湖 Běi hú ㄅㄟˇ ㄏㄨˊ bak1 wu4 see 北湖区
- 南湖 Nán hú ㄋㄢˊ ㄏㄨˊ naam4 wu4 see 南湖区
- 博湖 Bó hú ㄅㄛˊ ㄏㄨˊ bok3 wu4 see 博湖县
- 口湖 Kǒu hú ㄎㄡˇ ㄏㄨˊ hau2 wu4 Kouhu township in Yunlin county 云林县, Taiwan
- 四湖 Sì hú ㄙˋ ㄏㄨˊ sei3 wu4 Sihu (or Ssuhu) township in Yunlin county 云林县, Taiwan
- 大湖 Dà hú ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄨˊ daai6 wu4 Dahu or Tahu township in Miaoli county 苗栗县, northwest Taiwan
- 太湖 Tài Hú ㄊㄞˋ ㄏㄨˊ taai3 wu4 Lake Tai near Wuxi City 无锡, bordering on Jiangsu and Zhejiang, one of China's largest freshwater lakes
- 太湖 Tài hú ㄊㄞˋ ㄏㄨˊ taai3 wu4 see 太湖县
- 巢湖 Cháo Hú ㄔㄠˊ ㄏㄨˊ caau4 wu4 Chao Lake in Hefei 合肥, Anhui
- 巢湖 Cháo hú ㄔㄠˊ ㄏㄨˊ caau4 wu4 see 巢湖市
- 平湖 Píng hú ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨˊ ping4 wu4 see 平湖市
- 建湖 Jiàn hú ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨˊ gin3 wu4 see 建湖县
- 彭湖 Péng hú ㄆㄥˊ ㄏㄨˊ paang4 wu4 Penghu island county of Taiwan, off the coast of Kaohsiung
- 月湖 Yuè hú ㄩㄝˋ ㄏㄨˊ jyut6 wu4 see 月湖区
- 东湖 東湖 Dōng hú ㄉㄨㄥ ㄏㄨˊ dung1 wu4 see 东湖区
Idioms with these characters
- 大江南北 Dà jiāng nán běi ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ daai6 gong1 naam4 bak1 north and south sides of the Yangtze River (idiom)
- 翻江倒海 fān jiāng dǎo hǎi ㄈㄢ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄉㄠˇ ㄏㄞˇ faan1 gong1 dou2 hoi2 lit. overturning seas and rivers (idiom)
- 江河日下 jiāng hé rì xià ㄐㄧㄤ ㄏㄜˊ ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ gong1 ho4 jat6 haa6 rivers pour away by the day (idiom); going from bad to worse
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- 江郎才尽 江郎才盡 Jiāng láng cái jìn ㄐㄧㄤ ㄌㄤˊ ㄘㄞˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ gong1 long4 coi4 zeon6 Jiang Yan has exhausted his talent (idiom)
- 江洋大盗 江洋大盜 jiāng yáng dà dào ㄐㄧㄤ ㄧㄤˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄉㄠˋ gong1 joeng4 daai6 dou6 (idiom) infamous pirate; (by extension) notorious bandit or robber
- 万里江山 萬里江山 wàn lǐ jiāng shān ㄨㄢˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕㄢ maan6 lei5 gong1 saan1 lit. ten thousand miles of rivers and mountains
- 文江学海 文江學海 wén jiāng xué hǎi ㄨㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄞˇ man4 gong1 hok6 hoi2 river of literacy, sea of learning (idiom); ars longa, vita brevis
- 指点江山 指點江山 zhǐ diǎn jiāng shān ㄓˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄕㄢ zi2 dim2 gong1 saan1 to talk idly about important matters (idiom)