wumao

See also: wǔmáo

English

Etymology

The pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 五毛 (wǔmáo), a clipping of 五毛黨／五毛党 (wǔmáodǎng), lit. "the 5 dime party", in reference to their pay of 1/2 yuan RMB per online post.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwuː.maʊ/

Noun

wumao (plural wumao or wumaos)

Internet users who are paid by the authorities of the People's Republic of China to spread propaganda and disinformation on their behalf.
(derogatory) Anyone seen as supportive of China or the Communist Party of China, whether paid or not.

Synonyms

50 cent army

Hypernyms

shill, supporter, keyboard warrior

Translations

Translations

Chinese:
- Mandarin: 五毛 (zh) (wǔmáo)
Japanese: 五毛党 (gomōtō)
Vietnamese: đảng năm hào

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