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五毛黨

简五毛党 · 繁五毛黨

Mandarin · pinyin wǔ máo dǎng

fifty cents party (person supposed to relay government propaganda on Internet sites)

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五: wǔ · five; surname
毛: máo · hair, fur, feathers; coarse
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党: dǎng · political party, gang, faction

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3–2–3 · wu3 mao2 dang3

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ng5 mou4 dong2

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noun

(neologism, derogatory) alleged personnel employed by the communist government, who supposedly receive 50 cents for every pro-government post they post on the internet; an avid supporter of the communist government

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