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自乾五
简 自干五 · 繁 自乾五Mandarin · pinyin zì gān wǔ
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- (neologism) person who posts online in support of the Chinese government, but unlike a wumao 五毛 wǔ máo, is not paid for doing so (abbr. for 自帶乾糧的五毛 zì dài gān liáng de wǔ máo)
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4–1–3 · zi4 gan1 wu3
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zi6 gon1 ng5
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noun
- (neologism) unpaid, voluntary Internet political commentators and supporting the Communist Party of China
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