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黑社會

hak1 se5 wui6*2

hei1 she4 hui4

organised crime; the triads; gangsters (Lit. black society)

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 3,200,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

黑社會 / 黑社会

This word was added by tym on 26th Jul 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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黑 hak1 haak1 hei1 hei3 he4 - black
社 se5 she4 - society; community
會 wui6*2 wui5 wui6 kui2 hui4 gua1 - meet; will, shall

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