Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Japanese term or phrase:
幇会
English translation:
secret society | underworld gang
Added to glossary by
Roddy Stegemann
Aug 15, 2006 20:22
17 yrs ago
Japanese term
幇会
Japanese to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
Chinese history
労働組合（以下、工会と略）の前身をなした行会(ギルド)や幇会(血縁－地縁団体)という職業団体
antecedents of chinese labor movements. i assume that there is a particular expression for this?
Thanks!
antecedents of chinese labor movements. i assume that there is a particular expression for this?
Thanks!
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | secret society | underworld gang |
Roddy Stegemann
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| 3 | Regional (voluntary) Associations |
yuzouren
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secret society | underworld gang
The Japanese characters 幇 and 会 correspond to the Chinese characters 幫 and 會, respectively. A search for the Chinese word 幫會 produced the following URL. Perhaps it will assist you and others in your search for a proper translation.
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Note added at 39 Min. (2006-08-15 21:01:31 GMT)
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I just found this URL that renders the word 幫會 in English, as if it were spoken in Chinese -- namely, a tong.
http://hk.dictionary.yahoo.com/search.html?s=tong
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Note added at 41 Min. (2006-08-15 21:03:49 GMT)
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Finally, you may like to try "Chinese tong".
http://usinfo.state.gov/eap/Archive_Index/The_Triad_Myth.htm...
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Note added at 39 Min. (2006-08-15 21:01:31 GMT)
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I just found this URL that renders the word 幫會 in English, as if it were spoken in Chinese -- namely, a tong.
http://hk.dictionary.yahoo.com/search.html?s=tong
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Note added at 41 Min. (2006-08-15 21:03:49 GMT)
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Finally, you may like to try "Chinese tong".
http://usinfo.state.gov/eap/Archive_Index/The_Triad_Myth.htm...
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Comment: "Thanks for the help. I would like to note that after getting further into the text, yuzouren is correct when he says that these are not neccessarily gangs. "
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Regional (voluntary) Associations
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clan
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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-08-16 02:10:18 GMT)
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we must know there is a difference between 幫會 and 黒幫.
Many of them, but not all of 幫會 are criminal fractions.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-08-16 02:11:11 GMT)
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Especially for those, antecedents of chinese labor movements
clan
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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-08-16 02:10:18 GMT)
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we must know there is a difference between 幫會 and 黒幫.
Many of them, but not all of 幫會 are criminal fractions.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-08-16 02:11:11 GMT)
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Especially for those, antecedents of chinese labor movements
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| Thanks for your answer. You're always very helpful! |
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