江湖 | Jiāng hú | rivers and lakes; around the whole country; cf 两江 and 两湖, Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan provinces in Qing times; vagrant; itinerant (esp. entertainer, swindler, quack doctor etc) |
算命 | suàn mìng | fortune-telling; to tell fortune |
骗术 | piàn shù | trick; deceit |
口诀 | kǒu jué | mnemonic chant; rhyme for remembering (arithmetic tables, character stroke order etc) |