Definition
浪人 has two main senses. In general Chinese usage, it refers to a vagrant, drifter, or unemployed person—someone adrift without a stable position. In Japanese historical contexts (often encountered in Chinese texts), it specifically means a rōnin: a masterless samurai during the feudal period. The term carries a connotation of rootlessness or social displacement.
n.
vagrantdrifterunemployed person(historical Japanese context) roninmasterless samurai
Examples
- 浪人，。Nàge làng rén zài jiēshàng liúlàng le hǎo jǐ nián, méiyǒu jiā yě méiyǒu gōngzuò.That drifter wandered the streets for years, with neither a home nor a job.
- ，，浪人。Zài Rìběn de Jiānghù shídài, zhǔjūn sǐ hòu, làng rén jīngcháng sìchù piāobó xúnzhǎo xīn de xiàozhōng duìxiàng.During Japan's Edo period, after their lord died, ronin often wandered in search of a new lord to serve.
- 浪人，。Hěn duō làng rén hòulái jiārù le làng rén jítuán, chéngwéi dìfāng wǔzhuāng lìliàng.Many ronin later joined ronin bands and became local armed forces.
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