五毛
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Chinese[edit]
five | 1/10th of a yuan (元 (yuán)); ten fen (分 (fēn)) | ||
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simp. and trad. (五毛) |
五 | 毛 |
Etymology[edit]
From rumors alleging that shills hired by the Chinese government receive 50 cents for every pro-government post they post on the internet.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄇㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǔmáo
- Wade–Giles: wu3-mao2
- Yale: wǔ-máu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuumau
- Palladius: умао (umao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄇㄠˊㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǔmáor
- Wade–Giles: wu3-mao2-ʼrh
- Yale: wǔ-máur
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuumaul
- Palladius: умаор (umaor)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ maʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ng5 mou4
- Yale: ńgh mòuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: ng5 mou4
- Guangdong Romanization: ng5 mou4
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋ̍¹³ mou̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: ngô-mò̤
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋu²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ mo⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
Noun[edit]
五毛
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 五 (wǔ), 毛 (máo).
- (neologism, derogatory) shill of the Communist Party of China; wumao
- (neologism, derogatory, chiefly) supporter of the Communist Party of China
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → English: wumao