How do you say “mafia” in Vietnamese?

“Mafia” in Vietnamese is xã hội đen (thugs).

Vietnamese words for “mafia”

• xã hội đenListennoun
  Hanoi [saː˦ˀ˥ hoj˧˨ʔ ʔɗɛn˧˧] · Saigon [saː˨˩˦ hoj˨˩˨ ʔɗɛŋ˧˧]xã creaky rising hội heavy đen level

  thugs; gangsters; mafia members

  for “mafia” meaning: A crime syndicate.

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