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
    
Synonyms
    
- (Yinchuan Mandarin) 半吊子 (bàndiàozi)
- (Liuzhou Mandarin, Hakka, Pinghua) 兩百五/两百五
Japanese
    
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 二 | 百 | 五 | 
| に Grade: 1 | ひゃく Grade: 1 | ご Grade: 1 | 
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [ɲ̟iça̠kɯ̟ᵝɡo̞]
Numeral
    
二百五 • (nihyaku go)
- two hundred and five (205)
- Arabic numerals: 205
- Roman numerals: CCV
- Last: 二百四, 204
- Next: 二百六, 206
 
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