Hui (secret society)
This article is about societies. For people with same English spelling, see Hui people.
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 a Chinese clan (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.
In modern Hawaii vernacular, hui is used to refer to any group or organization.
See also
- Tiandihui
- Triad society
- Tong (organization)
- Chinese migration
- Chinese Clan Association
- Tongmenghui, precursor to the Kuomingtang (Chinese Nationalist Party)
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