江湖

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. 武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2]) / (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc / demimonde / (in modern times) triads / secret gangster societies / underworld

surname Jiang

river / CL:條|条[tiao2],道[dao4]

lake / CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4]

swindler / itinerant con-man

a much-travelled person, well acquainted with the ways of the world

to travel around the country (as itinerant peddler or entertainer)

quack / charlatan / itinerant doctor and swindler

to roam far and wide / to drift with the wind

to make a living as a traveling performer etc

(of a person) to return to the fray after a period of inactivity; to jump back into the thick of things / (of sth that was once popular) to be resurrected; to make a comeback

you can't always do as you like / one has to compromise in this world (idiom)

special technique / trick of the trade / knack

itinerant entertainer