幇会

English translation: secret society | underworld gang

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Japanese term or phrase:	幇会
English translation:	secret society \| underworld gang
Entered by:	Roddy Stegemann

20:22 Aug 15, 2006

Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / Chinese history

Japanese term or phrase: 幇会

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!

Ben Dooley KudoZ activity Questions: 52 (1 open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 4
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secret society | underworld gang

Explanation:
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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Roddy Stegemann
United States
Local time: 02:06

Grading 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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secret society | underworld gang

Roddy Stegemann

Regional (voluntary) Associations

yuzouren

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secret society | underworld gang

Roddy Stegemann
United States
Local time: 02:06
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading 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.

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks for your answer!

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Regional (voluntary) Associations

Explanation:
or
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

yuzouren
Japan
Local time: 19:06
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 8

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