五十萬
Chinese
| five | ten | ten thousand; a great number; surname | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (五十萬) | 五 | 十 | 萬 | |
| simp. (五十万) | 五 | 十 | 万 | |
| alternative forms | 伍拾萬／伍拾万 50萬／50万 | |||
| Literally: “500 thousand”. | ||||
Etymology
From a Chinese enactment which awards citizens who contribute to discovering and reporting spies. The ceiling of the award is five hundred thousand yuan.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wǔshíwàn
- Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄕˊ ㄨㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǔshíhwàn
- Wade–Giles: wu3-shih2-wan4
- Yale: wǔ-shŕ-wàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuushyrwann
- Palladius: ушивань (ušivanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ wän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
五十萬
- (Internet slang, Mainland China, sometimes offensive) a foreign agent or spy, especially a Taiwanese agent or spy operating within Mainland China