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流浪汉 — meaning in English

liú làng hàn

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English meaning

  • bum noun British informal term for the buttocks.
  • drifter noun A person who moves from place to place or job to job without settling down.
  • rogue noun A dishonest or unprincipled person; a scoundrel.
  • vagabond noun A person who wanders from place to place with no fixed home, often living hand to mouth.
  • vagrant noun A person with no permanent home who moves from place to place, often begging or living on the street.

Senses

流浪汉 is used for these senses in English:

  • bum (colloquial, sometimes, derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
  • drifter (sometimes, pejorative) A person who moves from place to place or job to job.
  • rogue A vagrant.
  • vagabond A person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.
  • vagrant (dated) A person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer.

bum — full definition

  1. noun British informal term for the buttocks.
  2. noun A homeless person, or a lazy, useless person (dated, often offensive).
  3. verb To ask for or obtain something for free, especially informally.
  4. adj Of poor quality, unfair, or disappointing.

drifter — full definition

  1. noun A person who moves from place to place or job to job without settling down.
  2. noun A driver who deliberately slides a car sideways through corners as a driving technique or sport.

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