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二百五 *
* 250
Expression used often by Everybody
èrbǎiwǔ • Used to describe someone as stupid, or moronic. Origins are debated but often ascribed to a legend about a king offering a 1000 coin reward to anyone admitting to a minister's murder. Four people showed up and offered to split the reward evenly. They were all executed for the 250. Another explanation is that 500 taels were saved by running a rope through the hole in the middle of the coin; the word for half of this rope (250 taels) is a homonym for half-crazy.
"你这个二百五怎么鸡蛋都不会做"
"You 250, you can't even make eggs?"
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