(n) an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story), Syn. character, fictitious character, Example:she is the main character in the novel
[诸葛亮 / 諸葛亮, Zhū gě Liàngㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ] Zhuge Liang (181-234), military leader and Prime Minister of Shu Han 蜀漢|蜀汉 during the Three Kingdoms period; the main hero of the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义, where he is portrayed as a sage and military genius, See Also: 蜀漢, 蜀汉, 三國演義, 三国演义#13603
[三国演义 / 三國演義, Sān guó yǎn yìㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ] Romance of the Three Kingdoms, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature; a fictional account of the Three Kingdoms at the break-up of the Han around 200 AD, consistently portraying Liu Bei's Shu Han 劉備, 蜀漢|刘备, 蜀汉 as virtuous heroes and Cao Cao, See Also: 劉備, 蜀漢, 刘备, 蜀汉, 曹操, 魏#21589
[三顾茅庐 / 三顧茅廬, sān gù máo lúㄙㄢ ㄍㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ] lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage; cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times, See Also: 三國演義, 三国演义, 劉備, 刘备, 諸葛亮, 诸葛亮, 臥龍, 卧龙#73190
[孔丛子 / 孔叢子, Kǒng cóng zǐㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄗˇ] Kong family Master's anthology, collection of fictional debates between Confucius, possibly forged in third century by Wang Su 王肅|王肃, See Also: 王肅, 王肃#271400