五毛

Chinese

five 1/10th of a yuan ( (yuán)); ten fen ( (fēn))
simp. and trad.
(五毛)

Etymology

From rumors alleging that shills hired by the Chinese government receive 50 cents for every pro-government post they post on the internet.

Pronunciation


Noun

五毛

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see (), (máo).
  2. (neologism, derogatory) shill of the Communist Party of China; wumao
  3. (neologism, derogatory, chiefly) supporter of the Communist Party of China

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: wumao
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