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黑社會

简 黑社会 · 繁 黑社會
Mandarin · pinyin hēi shè huì

Meanings

  1. criminal underworld
  2. organized crime syndicate
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黑
hēi · black; dark; evil, sinister; Kangxi radical 203
社
shè · god of the soil and altars to him; group of families; company, society
會
huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
会
huì · assemble, meet together; meeting
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1–4–4 · hei1 she4 hui4

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 2 senses · 2 Cantonese readings

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

hak1 se5 wui2 · hak1 se5 wui6

Cantonese word readings for 黑社會. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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hak1 se5 wui2

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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noun

  1. the criminal underworld; gang
  2. (more specifically) triad (branch of Chinese underground criminal society)

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