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 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)
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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