| 单词 | tong war |
| 释义 | > as lemmastong war General attributive, esp. in tong war. ΚΠ 1927 Daily Express 25 Mar. 2/1 Chinese Tong (secret society) warfare broke out at midnight throughout the United States. 1928 H. Asbury Gangs of N.Y. 301 The tong wars appeared to have begun about 1899, and..were all caused by conflicting gambling interests. 1950 Los Angeles Times Home Mag. 26 Mar. 5/2 The servants of 70 years ago were mostly Chinese whose favorite outdoor sports were tong wars. 1962 ‘K. Orvis’ Damned & Destroyed ii. 20 I was called in by a tong leader. 1966 ‘G. Black’ You want to die, Johnny? iii. 51 The police are not neutrals in the little wars. Our interests are not entirely focussed on Tong feuds. 1972 J. Ball Five Pieces Jade xvi. 220 He had the idea that he could get rid of the two Chinese by..making it look like a ritual killing or a tong murder. 1976 J. O'Connor Eleventh Commandment viii. 101 The screws weren't standing for Tong warfare. 1980 G. V. Higgins Kennedy for Def. xvii. 149 We are liable to have a nice little tong war on our hands. < as lemmas |
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