Definition

1. Noun:
   • Secret society: "hội kín" refers to a clandestine organization, typically formed for political or religious purposes, whose activities, membership, and rituals are concealed from the public and often from authorities.
   • (Historical context): Specifically, in Vietnamese history, it denotes the secret organizations formed to resist the colonial regime during the French colonial period.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nhiều hội kín được thành lập để chống lại chính quyền thực dân. (Many secret societies were established to resist the colonial government.)
  • Họ là thành viên của một hội kín bí ẩn. (They are members of a mysterious secret society.)

Advanced Usage

• "tham gia hội kín": to join a secret society.
  • Việc tham gia hội kín thời đó rất nguy hiểm. (Joining a secret society at that time was very dangerous.)
• "tổ chức hội kín": to organize/form a secret society.
  • Họ âm thầm tổ chức một hội kín ngay trong lòng thành phố. (They quietly organized a secret society right in the heart of the city.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hội (n): society, association, club. (e.g., - sports club)
• Bí mật (adj/n): secret. (e.g., - secret meeting)
• Tổ chức ngầm (n): underground organization. (This is a close synonym, emphasizing covert operations.)

Synonyms

• Đoàn thể bí mật: secret association.
• Tổ chức bí mật: secret organization.

Related Phrases/Idioms

(Note: "hội kín" itself is a specific term and is not commonly part of broader Vietnamese idioms. However, it relates to concepts of secrecy.) - Hoạt động bí mật/ngầm: to operate secretly/underground. - Hội kín thường hoạt động bí mật. (Secret societies usually operate in secret.) - Vào hội kín: to enter/be initiated into a secret society. - Lễ vào hội kín thường rất phức tạp. (The initiation ritual into a secret society is often very complex.)

1. Underground society