Ku qor sii socodka faqradan - Sida ku cad "Oxford English Dictionary", "triad" waa tarjumaadda ereyga Shiinaha "Sān Hé Huì" 三合會 (ama Triple Union Society), oo loola jeedo midowga jannada, dhulka iyo aadanaha. Aragti kale ayaa sheegeysa in ereyga "saddex geesoodka" ay soo saareen saraakiisha Ingiriiska ee gumeysiga Hong Kong iyadoo la tixraacayo isticmaalka saddex geesoodka ee sawirrada saddexagalka ah. Waxaa la malaynayaa in ururada seddex geesoodka ah ay qaateen, ama ay asal ahaan qayb ka ahaayeen, dhaqdhaqaaqyada kacaanka sida White Lotus, Taiping
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