黑社會
See also: 黑社会
Chinese
| black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.) | society; community; class | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (黑社會) | 黑 | 社會 | |
| simp. (黑社会) | 黑 | 社会 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hak1 se5 wui6-2 / haak1 se5 wui6-2
- Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): hêg4 sia6 huê6
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hēishèhuì
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄟ ㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: heishèhuèi
- Wade–Giles: hei1-shê4-hui4
- Yale: hēi-shè-hwèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: heishehhuey
- Palladius: хэйшэхуэй (xɛjšɛxuej)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xeɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hak1 se5 wui6-2 / haak1 se5 wui6-2
- Yale: hāk séh wúi / hāak séh wúi
- Cantonese Pinyin: hak7 se5 wui6-2 / haak7 se5 wui6-2
- Guangdong Romanization: heg1 sé5 wui6-2 / hag1 sé5 wui6-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐk̚⁵ sɛː¹³ wuːi̯²²⁻³⁵/, /haːk̚⁵ sɛː¹³ wuːi̯²²⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: hêg4 sia6 huê6
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hek siă huĕ
- Sinological IPA (key): /hek̚²⁻⁴ sia³⁵⁻¹¹ hue³⁵/
- (Teochew)
Noun
黑社會
- the criminal underworld; gang
- (more specifically) triad (branch of Chinese underground criminal society)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 犯罪組織 (“mafia; organized crime syndicate”) [map]
Derived terms
- 黑社會化 / 黑社会化
Descendants
- → Japanese: 黒社会 (kuroshakai) (calque)
- → Vietnamese: xã hội đen (calque)