烏社會

Chinese

a crow; black; not
a crow; black; not; empty; void
 
 society; community; class
trad. (烏社會) 烏 社會
simp. (乌社会) 乌 社会

Pronunciation

Noun

烏社會 (Southern Min)

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

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 犯罪組織 (“mafia; organized crime syndicate”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 犯罪組織
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 黑幫, 黑社會
Singapore 私會黨
Cantonese Hong Kong 黑社會
Southern Min Taipei 烏幫 GT
Penang (Hokkien) 烏社會
Note GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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