毛孩 (máo hái) — hairy child (child born with excessive hair over the body)
Definition
Literally 'hair child' — refers to a child born with abnormal body hair. Note 毛 means 'fur/hair' on people or animals, not 'hair' in the everyday sense (which is 头发).
noun
hairy child (child born with excessive hair over the body)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 毛孩。Nà ge máo hái chū shēng shí quán shēn dōu zhǎng mǎn le hēi sè de máo fà.That hairy child was born covered in black hair all over the body.
- 毛孩。Yī shēng zhèng zài duì zhè ge máo hái de jī yīn jìn xíng xiáng xì fēn xī.Doctors are conducting a detailed genetic analysis on this hairy child.
- 毛孩。Hěn duō kē xué jiā dōu duì máo hái xiàn xiàng chǎn shēng le nóng hòu de xìng qù.Many scientists have developed a strong interest in the phenomenon of hairy children.
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