黑手党

黑手黨

hēishǒudǎng

noun #7,829

Meanings

1 Mafia; the mob
2 organized crime syndicate

Characters

black; dark; shady

party; gang; faction

Black hand + party — refers to the 'Black Hand' origins of the Italian Mafia

Examples

这部电影讲的是黑手党的故事。

Zhè bù diànyǐng jiǎng de shì hēishǒudǎng de gùshi.

This movie tells the story of the Mafia.

意大利的黑手党曾经非常猖獗。

Yìdàlì de hēishǒudǎng céngjīng fēicháng chāngjué.

The Italian Mafia was once extremely rampant.

他被怀疑和黑手党有关系。

Tā bèi huáiyí hé hēishǒudǎng yǒu guānxi.

He is suspected of having ties to the Mafia.

Tips

history

The name 黑手党 (Black Hand Party) comes from La Mano Nera, an Italian-American extortion racket in the early 1900s. In Chinese, it specifically refers to the Sicilian Mafia or Italian organized crime.

In Pop Culture

教父 Jiàofù

The Godfather

1972 film — iconic depiction of the Italian-American Mafia

Stroke Order

黑 hēi

手 shǒu

党 dǎng