自乾五

自乾五

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	dry; clean; male dry; clean; male; strong; one of the Eight Trigrams; surname	five
trad. (自乾五)		自	乾	五
simp. (自干五)		自	干	五

Etymology

Short for 自帶乾糧的五毛／自带干粮的五毛 (zìdài gānliáng de wǔmáo, “shill who brings their own provisions”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìgānwǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄍㄢ ㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zìgānwǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄍㄢ ㄨˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhganwuu
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

自乾五

1. (neologism, derogatory) unpaid, voluntary Internet political commentators and trolls supporting the Communist Party of China