bāng​huì

secret society

帮会 (幫會) bāng​huì
secret society noun
An organized secret group or underworld gang, often historical or criminal in nature.

These gangs had huge influence in old Shanghai.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
3.04 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
1.98 per million

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