wǔ​máo

fifty cents

Senses

五毛 wǔ​máo fifty cents

fifty cents; half of a Chinese yuan; five 毛 máo

五毛 wǔ​máo paltry sum

a tiny or insignificant amount of money

五毛 wǔ​máo internet commenter

short for 五毛党 wǔ​máo​dǎng, referring to a person paid by the government to post pro-government comments online

References

see 五毛/五毛 → 毛/毛
abbreviation 五毛/五毛 → 五毛党/五毛黨
same_as 五角/五角 → 五毛/五毛
see 自干五/自乾五 → 五毛/五毛