黑幫

See also: 黑帮

Chinese

black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.)
to assist; to support; to help
to assist; to support; to help; group; gang; party
 
trad. (黑幫) 黑 幫
simp. (黑帮) 黑 帮

Pronunciation

Noun

黑幫

  1. gangsters; criminal gang; organized crime syndicate
  2. (historical, derogatory) term used by Mao for his opponents; black gang, black gangsters

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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