250 means ‘moron, stupid, foolish, etc.’ A rather mild tone, not a cursing word.
It is pronounced as ‘二百五 er4 bai3 wu3’ rather than ‘二百五十 er4 bai3 wu3 shi2’.
Many are often used on social media.
666 – Awesome
23333 (could be more 3) – similar to LOL
520 – I love you (similar sound of 我爱你 in Chinese)
1314 – All my life/Till eternity (similar sound of 一生一世 in Chinese)
7788 – almost (差不多)
黄冠人 (72岁) 上中学二年级时, 郭老师 读苏东坡的一篇文章, 觉得用 普通话 唸不押韵, 改用 上古汉语 – 即 闽南语 – 读来抑扬顿挫, 让他深受感动, 从此穷一生研究 和 发扬 古汉语。
闽南话 八音:
入声: 尾音 (-b, -p, -k, -t)

