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Chinese
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two
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hundred
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five
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simp. and trad. (二百五)
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二
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百
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五
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alternative forms
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250
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Literally: “two hundred and fifty”.
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Etymology
From 二百五兩/二百五两 (“250 taels”), equivalent to 半封 (bàn fēng, “half feng”), which is homophonous to 半瘋/半疯 (bànfēng, “crazy person”).
Pronunciation
Noun
二百五
- (colloquial, derogatory, slang) stupid person; simpleton
Synonyms
- (Yinchuan Mandarin) 半吊子 (bàndiàozi)
- (Liuzhou Mandarin, Hakka, Pinghua) 兩百五/两百五
See also
Japanese
Pronunciation
Numeral
二百五 • (nihyaku go)
- two hundred and five (205)