1 rivers and lakes

2 all corners of the country

3 remote areas to which hermits retreat

4 section of society operating independently of mainstream society, out of reach of the law

5 the milieu in which wuxia tales play out (cf. 武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá])

6 (in late imperial times) world of traveling merchants, itinerant doctors, fortune tellers etc

7 demimonde

8 (in modern times) triads

9 secret gangster societies

10 underworld

1 lake

2 classifier: 个 gè

3 classifier: 片 piàn

1 Hunan province in south central China, abbr. 湘, capital Changsha 長沙|长沙[Cháng shā]

1 cash

1 funds

2 funding

3 capital

1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom)

2 (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect

3 each word is highly valued

1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)

2 fig. free time is to be treasured

1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)

2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.

1 lit. stake a thousand pieces of gold on one throw (idiom); to throw away money recklessly

2 extravagant

1 one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom); valuable advice

2 words of enormous weight