三毛 (sān máo) — (cartoon character) San Mao, a poor street boy with three strands of hair created by Zhang Leping; (person) San Mao, pen name of Taiwanese writer Chen Ping (1943–1991)
Definition
Two famous cultural figures share this name: a 1930s–40s cartoon street boy with three hairs (created by 张乐平), and the pen name of Taiwanese writer Chen Ping (1943–1991). Context — cartoon book vs. literary author — makes the reference clear.
noun
(cartoon character) San Maoa poor street boy with three strands of hair created by Zhang Leping(person) San Maopen name of Taiwanese writer Chen Ping (1943–1991)
Examples
- 《三毛》。Wǒ xiǎo shí hou zuì xǐ huan kàn 《sān máo》 de gù shi.When I was young, I loved reading the stories of San Mao.
- 三毛，。sān máo Shì tái wān zhù míng de zuò jiā, tā de zuò pǐn yǐng xiǎng le xǔ duō rén.San Mao is a famous writer from Taiwan; her works influenced many people.
- 三毛。Zhāng lè píng chuàng zuò de sān máo xíng xiàng jiā yù hù xiǎo.The image of San Mao created by Zhang Leping is known to every household.
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