se5 tyun4社團社团

Jyutpingse5 tyun4

Yaleséh tyùhn

名詞Uncommon

Definition

An association, organization, or society, often used to refer to a triad group.

an association, organization, or society
slanga triad group or secret society

colloquialpeopleother

How it's used

While this word can refer to a standard social club or organization, it carries a very strong connotation of organized crime in Hong Kong. Using it to describe a regular hobby group or school club can sound suspicious or unintentionally funny. If you want to talk about a legitimate group, it is safer to use 組織 or 團體.

Measure word

go3個go

Examples

keoi5佢ji5以cin4前caam1參gaa1加gwo3過hou2好do1多m4唔tung4同ge3嘅se5社tyun4團。

He used to join many different organizations.

nei5你zi1知m4唔zi1知bin1邊go3個se5社tyun4團hai2喺dou6度gaau2搞si6事aa4呀？

Do you know which triad group is causing trouble here?

Common phrases

se5社tyun4團daai6大lou2佬

triad leader

gaa1加jap6入se5社tyun4團

to join a triad group

Common mistake

Avoid using this to describe a casual interest group, as listeners will likely assume you are referring to a criminal syndicate. For legitimate clubs, stick to 興趣小組 or 組織.