五十萬
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Chinese[edit]
five | ten | ten thousand; a great number; surname | ||
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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[edit]
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[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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[edit]
五十萬