xã hội đen

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Vietnamese

Etymology

xã hội (society) +‎ đen (black), calque of Chinese 黑社會 / 黑社会 (hắc xã hội).

Pronunciation

Noun

xã hội đen

  1. (collective) thugs, gangsters, mafia members
    Cái thằng đến là hỏng. Bố mẹ nó bị bọn xã hội đen hỏi thăm mấy lần.
    He's so out of his depth. His parents've gotten some visits from gangs he's messed with.