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黑社會

黑社會

See also: 黑社会

Chinese

		black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.)	society
trad. (黑社會)		黑	社會
simp. (黑社会)		黑	社会

Noun

黑社會

the criminal underworld; gang
(more specifically) triad

Synonyms

(triad): 三合會／三合会 (sānhéhuì)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): hēishèhuì

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄟㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hak¹ se⁵ wui^6-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: hēishèhuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄟㄕㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: heishehhuey
  - IPA ^(key): /xeɪ̯⁵⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hak¹ se⁵ wui^6-2
  - Yale: hāk séh wúi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hak⁷ se⁵ wui^6-2
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐk̚⁵ sɛː¹³ wuːi̯²²⁻³⁵/