Hui (secret society)

Hui (secret society)

Hui (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 (公司, pinyin: Gōngsī), a term generally used to mean 'corporation', or a Chinese clan (會館, pinyin: Huìgǔan). The Hokkien-derived term "kongsi" is more widely known in Southeast Asia, however, whereas in China, the secret societies were just simply known as "hui".

See also

* Tiandihui
* Triad society
* Tong (organization)
* Chinese migration
* Chinese Clan Association


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