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五毛

máo

Meanings

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máo
  1. 1.fifty cents (0.5 RMB)
  2. 2.(fig.) paltry sum of money
  3. 3.(abbr. for 五毛党[wǔ máo dǎng]) hired Internet commenter

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 五 (wǔ), 毛 (máo).
  2. 2.shill of the Communist Party of China; wumao
  3. 3.supporter of the Communist Party of China

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Etymology

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

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