Hui (secret society)
Term for a secret society From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hui (Chinese: 會) is a Chinese word, generally meaning 'conference', but which is sometimes used to refer to a secret society. It is often mutually interchangeable with terms like kongsi (Chinese: 公司; pinyin: Gōngsī), a term generally used to mean 'corporation' or 'company'. For overseas Chinese, kongsi can also denote a Chinese clan or a Chinese district association (Chinese: 會館; pinyin: Huìgǔan). The Hokkien-derived term kongsi (公司, Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kong-si) is more widely known in Southeast Asia, however, whereas in China, the secret societies were just simply known as hui.
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In modern Hawaii vernacular, hui is used to refer to any group or organization. Similarly, in Māori, the word hui retains its traditional meaning as a gathering.[1]
See also
- Tiandihui
- Triad society
- Tong (organization)
- Chinese migration
- Chinese Clan Association
- Tongmenghui, precursor to the Kuomintang (Chinese Nationalist Party)
- Hui (Māori assembly)
References
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