jiāng
hú
1
rivers and lakes
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all corners of the country
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remote areas to which hermits retreat
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section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law
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the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2])
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(in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc
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demimonde
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(in modern times) triads
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secret gangster societies
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underworld
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business world