五毛 wǔ máo ㄨˇ ㄇㄠˊ ng5 mou4
- fifty cents (0.5 RMB)
- (fig.) paltry sum of money
- (abbr. for 五毛党 五毛黨 wǔ máo dǎng ㄨˇ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄤˇ ) hired Internet commenter
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五
- 五金 wǔ jīn ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ng5 gam1 metal hardware (nuts and bolts)
- 五星级 五星級 wǔ xīng jí ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ng5 sing1 kap1 five-star (hotel)
- 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ ㄨˇ ㄘˋ saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3 over and over again (idiom)
- 五花八门 五花八門 wǔ huā bā mén ㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄚ ㄇㄣˊ ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4 myriad
- 五颜六色 五顏六色 wǔ yán liù sè ㄨˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄙㄜˋ ng5 ngaan4 luk6 sik1 multicolored
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- 三五 sān wǔ ㄙㄢ ㄨˇ saam1 ng5 several
- 五一 wǔ yī ㄨˇ ㄧ ng5 jat1 5-1 (May 1st)
- 五七 wǔ qī ㄨˇ ㄑㄧ ng5 cat1 memorial activity 35 days after a person's death
- 五世 wǔ shì ㄨˇ ㄕˋ ng5 sai3 the fifth (of series of numbered kings)
- 五五 wǔ wǔ ㄨˇ ㄨˇ ng5 ng5 50-50
- 五代 Wǔ dài ㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ ng5 doi6 Five Dynasties, period of history between the fall of the Tang dynasty (907) and the founding of the Song dynasty (960), when five would-be dynasties were established in quick succession in North China
- 五伦 五倫 wǔ lún ㄨˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ng5 leon4 the five Confucian relationships (ruler-subject, father-son, brother-brother, husband-wife, friend-friend)
- 五刑 wǔ xíng ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ng5 jing4 imperial five punishments of feudal China, up to Han times: tattooing characters on the forehead 墨, cutting off the nose 劓, amputation of one or both feet 刖, castration 宫, execution 大辟
- 五加 wǔ jiā ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ng5 gaa1 Acanthopanax gracilistylus
- 五十 wǔ shí ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ng5 sap6 fifty
- 五卅 wǔ sà ㄨˇ ㄙㄚˋ ng5 saa1 abbr. for 五卅运动, The May Thirtieth Movement (1925)
- 五原 Wǔ yuán ㄨˇ ㄩㄢˊ ng5 jyun4 see 五原县
- 五味 wǔ wèi ㄨˇ ㄨㄟˋ ng5 mei6 the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 咸
- 五四 wǔ sì ㄨˇ ㄙˋ ng5 sei3 fourth of May, cf 五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles
- 五官 wǔ guān ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ng5 gun1 five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳)
毛
- 毛巾 máo jīn ㄇㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄣ mou4 gan1 towel
- 毛毯 máo tǎn ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄢˇ mou4 taan2 blanket
- 毛病 máo bìng ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ mou4 beng6 fault
- 毛笔 毛筆 máo bǐ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄧˇ mou4 bat1 writing brush
- 毛衣 máo yī ㄇㄠˊ ㄧ mou4 ji1 (wool) sweater
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- 眉毛 méi mao ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄇㄠ mei4 mou4 eyebrow
- 出毛病 chū máo bìng ㄔㄨ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ ceot1 mou4 beng6 a problem appears
- 羽毛球 yǔ máo qiú ㄩˇ ㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ jyu5 mou4 kau4 badminton
- 一毛不拔 yī máo bù bá ㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄚˊ jat1 mou4 bat1 bat6 lit. unwilling to spare a single hair (idiom)
- 不毛 bù máo ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ bat1 mou4 barren
- 刚毛 剛毛 gāng máo ㄍㄤ ㄇㄠˊ gong1 mou4 bristle
- 寒毛 hán máo ㄏㄢˊ ㄇㄠˊ hon4 mou4 fine hair on the human body
- 屌毛 diǎo máo ㄉㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄠˊ (vulgar) male pubic hair
- 耻毛 恥毛 chǐ máo ㄔˇ ㄇㄠˊ ci2 mou4 pubic hair
- 惹毛 rě máo ㄖㄜˇ ㄇㄠˊ je5 mou4 (coll.) to irritate
- 拔毛 bá máo ㄅㄚˊ ㄇㄠˊ bat6 mou4 to pull out hair
- 换毛 換毛 huàn máo ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄠˊ wun6 mou4 to molt (of birds)
- 搞毛 gǎo máo ㄍㄠˇ ㄇㄠˊ gaau2 mou4 (dialect) what are you doing?
- 棉毛 mián máo ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄠˊ min4 mou4 knitted cotton
- 棕毛 zōng máo ㄗㄨㄥ ㄇㄠˊ zung1 mou4 palm fiber
Idioms with these characters
- 隔三差五 gé sān chà wǔ ㄍㄜˊ ㄙㄢ ㄔㄚˋ ㄨˇ gaak3 saam1 caa1 ng5 (idiom) every few days; every once in a while
- 目迷五色 mù mí wǔ sè ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄧˊ ㄨˇ ㄙㄜˋ muk6 mai4 ng5 sik1 the eye is bewildered by five colors (idiom); a dazzling riot of colors
- 人五人六 rén wǔ rén liù ㄖㄣˊ ㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄡˋ jan4 ng5 jan4 luk6 (idiom) to make a show of being decent and proper; to display phony or hypocritical behavior
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- 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ ㄨˇ ㄘˋ saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3 over and over again (idiom)
- 三纲五常 三綱五常 sān gāng wǔ cháng ㄙㄢ ㄍㄤ ㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ saam1 gong1 ng5 soeng4 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
- 三令五申 sān lìng wǔ shēn ㄙㄢ ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄨˇ ㄕㄣ saam1 ling6 ng5 san1 to order again and again (idiom)
- 三五成群 sān wǔ chéng qún ㄙㄢ ㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄣˊ saam1 ng5 sing4 kwan4 in groups of three or four (idiom)
- 四分五裂 sì fēn wǔ liè ㄙˋ ㄈㄣ ㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄝˋ sei3 fan1 ng5 lit6 (idiom) fragmented; scattered; in disarray; at sixes and sevens
- 五彩缤纷 五彩繽紛 wǔ cǎi bīn fēn ㄨˇ ㄘㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄣ ㄈㄣ ng5 coi2 ban1 fan1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
- 五光十色 wǔ guāng shí sè ㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕˊ ㄙㄜˋ ng5 gwong1 sap6 sik1 (idiom) bright and multicolored; of rich variety; dazzling; glitzy
- 爱惜羽毛 愛惜羽毛 ài xī yǔ máo ㄞˋ ㄒㄧ ㄩˇ ㄇㄠˊ oi3 sik1 jyu5 mou4 (idiom) to cherish one's reputation
- 不毛之地 bù máo zhī dì ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄓ ㄉㄧˋ bat1 mou4 zi1 dei6 (idiom) barren land; desert
- 吹毛求疵 chuī máo qiú cī ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄠˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄘ ceoi1 mou4 kau4 ci1 lit. to blow apart the hairs upon a fur to discover any defect (idiom); fig. to be fastidious
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- 多如牛毛 duō rú niú máo ㄉㄨㄛ ㄖㄨˊ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄠˊ do1 jyu4 ngau4 mou4 lit. as numerous as the hairs of an ox (idiom)
- 鹅毛大雪 鵝毛大雪 é máo dà xuě ㄜˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ngo4 mou4 daai6 syut3 goose feather snow (idiom)
- 凤毛麟角 鳳毛麟角 fèng máo lín jiǎo ㄈㄥˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ fung6 mou4 leon4 gok3 lit. as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns (idiom)
- 鸿毛泰岱 鴻毛泰岱 hóng máo tài dài ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄉㄞˋ hung4 mou4 taai3 doi6 light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another
- 鸿毛泰山 鴻毛泰山 hóng máo Tài Shān ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ hung4 mou4 taai3 saan1 lit. light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom)
- 火烧眉毛 火燒眉毛 huǒ shāo méi mao ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄠ ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄇㄠ fo2 siu1 mei4 mou4 lit. the fire burns one's eyebrows (idiom); fig. desperate situation
- 鸡毛蒜皮 雞毛蒜皮 jī máo suàn pí ㄐㄧ ㄇㄠˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄧˊ gai1 mou4 syun3 pei4 lit. chicken feathers and garlic skins (idiom)
Example sentences
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价钱 價錢 是 二十 五 元 五毛 。
It costs 25 dollars and 50 cents.
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一 斤 四 元 五毛 ， 便宜 得 不得了 ！
4.5 yuan for one pound, now isn't that cheap!
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