五毛
ng5 mou4wǔ máo
English
- fifty cents (0.5 RMB)
- (fig.) paltry sum of money
- (abbr. for 五毛黨|五毛党[wu3 mao2 dang3]) hired Internet commenter
- 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
- 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