自 干 五

zì gān wǔdictionary entry

(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|自带干粮的五毛[zì dài gān liáng de wǔ máo])

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Original source entry:

自乾五 自干五 [zi4 gan1 wu3] /(neologism) person who posts online in support of the Chinese government, but unlike a wumao 五毛[wu3 mao2], is not paid for doing so (abbr. for 自帶乾糧的五毛|自带干粮的五毛[zi4 dai4 gan1 liang2 de5 wu3 mao2])/

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Other forms in these source records: 自乾五

自
zì
(bound form) self / oneself / from / since / naturally / as a matter of course
干
gān
dry / dried food / empty / hollow / taken in to nominal kinship / adoptive / foster / futile / in vain / (dialect) rude / blunt / (dialect) to cold-shoulder / (bound form) to have to do with / to concern oneself with / one of the ten heavenly stems 天干[tiān gān] / (archaic) shield
gàn
tree trunk / main part of sth / to manage / to work / to do / capable / cadre / to kill (slang) / to fuck (vulgar) / (coll.) pissed off / annoyed
Gān
surname Gan
五
wǔ
five / 5

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