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五毛

Mandarin · pinyin wǔ máo

fifty cents (0.5 RMB)
(fig.) paltry sum of money
(abbr. for 五毛黨 wǔ máo dǎng) hired Internet commenter

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五: wǔ · five; surname
毛: máo · hair, fur, feathers; coarse

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3–2 · wu3 mao2

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ng5 mou4

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noun

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

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