粵

五ng5毛mou4

ng5 mou4wǔ máo

English

  1. fifty cents (0.5 RMB)
  2. (fig.) paltry sum of money
  3. (abbr. for 五毛黨|五毛党[wu3 mao2 dang3]) hired Internet commenter
  4. wǔmáo, 50 cent party; internet commentators hired by the government (especially China) to leave favourable comments and promote pro-government propaganda on internet forums and social media

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 專門喺網上發布對政權(特別指中國)有利嘅言論,誘導風向嘅人或組織;傳言指佢哋每發一帖就可以獲得五毫子嘅報酬

Examples

  • 价钱是二十五元五毛。

    It costs 25 dollars and 50 cents.

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

  • 一斤四元五毛,便宜得不得了!

    4.5 yuan for one pound, now isn't that cheap!

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

  • 三輪車,跑得快。上面坐個老太太。要五毛,給一塊。你說奇怪不奇怪?

    A tricycle runs fast. An old lady sits inside. Asked her for fifty cents, she gave a dollar. Don't you think that's strange?

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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