二百五

Chinese

two hundred five
simp. and trad.
(二百五)
alternative forms 250
Literally: “two hundred and fifty”.

Etymology

From 二百五/二百五 (“250 taels”), equivalent to (bàn fēng, “half feng”), which is homophonous to 半瘋半疯 (bànfēng, “crazy person”).

Pronunciation


Noun

二百五

  1. (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

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “二百五”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 577.

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
ひゃく
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟iça̠kɯ̟ɡo̞]

Numeral

()(ひゃく)() • (nihyaku go

  1. two hundred and five (205)