| 释义 |
‖ yakuza|jəˈkuːzə|
Also yakusa.
[Jap., f. ya eight + ku nine + za, sa three (see below).]
A Japanese gangster or racketeer; usu. in pl. sense, such people collectively.
8–9–3 is the worst set of cards in a player's hand at a gambling game: hence, the worst sort (K. Koike).
1964Newsweek 14 Sept. 42/2 The youngsters had to listen to boss Sakamoto expound on the noble traditions of the yakuza, as gangsters are called in Japan. 1971Ibid. 22 Mar. 42/1 The yakuza, or gangster, is an enduring feature of Japanese life. 1975New Yorker 24 Mar. 98/2 The yakuza are the Japanese gangsters who in recent years have moved from gambling, drugs and prostitution into shakedown rackets. 1977J. van de Wetering Japanese Corpse v. 53 Amsterdam is full of Japanese... Even their gangsters seem to be here, the yakusa. 1979Honolulu Advertiser 8 Jan. a–6/1 Yakuza—the Japanese Mafia—are thriving in Hawaii as members of a crime syndicate. |