八萬五
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Chinese[edit]
eight | ten thousand; a great number; surname | five | ||
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trad. (八萬五) | 八 | 萬 | 五 | |
simp. (八万五) | 八 | 万 | 五 | |
Literally: “85,000”. |
Etymology[edit]
So called as Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa pledged to build 85,000 public housing flats annually in the plan.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
八萬五
- (HK politics) the public housing expansion plan announced by Tung Chee-hwa, which eventually failed due to the Asian financial crisis