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jiang hu

jiang hu proper noun: the subculture of the martial arts community.

Proper noun

jiang hu

  1. the subculture of the martial arts community
  2. (crime fiction) the subculture of the criminal underworld

Forms of jiang hu

alternative formjianghu

Origin of jiang hu

Borrowed from Mandarin 江湖 (jiānghú).

Questions about jiang hu

What does jiang hu mean?
Jiang hu means the subculture of the martial arts community.
What part of speech is jiang hu?
Jiang hu is a proper noun.

Words near jiang hu in the dictionary

  1. Jiancaoping
  2. Jianchang
  3. Jiande
  4. Jiandu
  5. Jiang
  6. jiang hu
  7. Jiang Su
  8. Jiang Xi
  9. Jiang'an
  10. Jiangbei
  11. Jiangdong

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