giang hồ tứ chiếng

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Meaning · English

A drifter of the four garrisons — at home in every town and belonging to none.

Literally: rivers-lakes of the four garrisons
Sources & notes

Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.

Common questions

What does “giang hồ tứ chiếng” mean?

A drifter of the four garrisons — at home in every town and belonging to none. Literally: rivers-lakes of the four garrisons

Is “giang hồ tứ chiếng” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.