義 — Cantonese Dictionary

義

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Cantonese Slang

💡 Tip: [righteous] a sub-group of the 14K triad society (OS).

Definitions

1 [righteous] a sub-group of the 14K triad society (OS).
2 yih bāt yùhng chih 義不容辭 — willing, eager (gywl 27, 20).
3 yih hei 義氣 — loyalty, brotherhood, honour; loyalty as a code of honour among triad members (gwjw 32, 26), cf. lèuih hei 雷氣.
4 yih hei bok yih hēi 義氣碌義氣 — [loyalty risks vulnerability] to take the risk of being loyal to a potential traitor; (a saying to the effect that) loyalty makes one vulnerable to betrayal.
5 yih jóng 義莊 — a cheap funeral parlour.
6 yih kwáhn 義群 — Yee Kwan, a triad society that belongs to the Chiu Chow group (OS).
7 yih sing tóhng 義勝堂 — the Yee Shing Tong, a subgroup of the 14K triad society (OS).
8 yih sūk 義叔 — [foster uncle] the "brother" of one's big brother, a triad "uncle", one generation above one in the triad hierarchy (sgjj 1, 31).
9 yih tóng 義堂 — a poor house; a charity home.