二百五

Chinese

two hundred five
simp. and trad.
(二百五)
二 百 五
alternative forms 250
Literally: “two hundred and fifty”.

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

  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

Japanese

Kanji in this term
二 百 五
に
Grade: 1
ひゃく
Grade: 1
ご
Grade: 1

Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ɲ̟iça̠kɯ̟ᵝɡo̞]

    Numeral

    二(に)百(ひゃく)五(ご) • (nihyaku go) 

    1. two hundred and five (205)
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