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Photo credit

Photo
Annex - Presley, Elvis (King Creole) 01
Licence
Public domain
Source
Wikimedia Commons
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Photo credit

Photo
Elvis Presley Publicity Photo for The Trouble with Girls 1968
By
MGM
Licence
Public domain
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Changes
Resized

猫王

貓王
Māowáng
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Elvis Presley (King of Rock and Roll)

About Elvis Presley

1935–1977 · 歌手 singer

American singer and actor known as the King of Rock and Roll, whose 1950s hits such as Heartbreak Hotel and Hound Dog made rock music a worldwide craze.

Also called  埃尔维斯·普雷斯利

Characters

猫
māo
cat
王
wáng
king
Literally 'cat king' - a nickname given because of his cool and charismatic stage presence.

Examples

HSK 7-9
猫王是摇滚乐的传奇人物。
Māowáng shì yáogǔnyuè de chuánqí rénwù.
Elvis Presley is a legendary figure in rock and roll.

Tips

memory
The name is usually explained as joining two of his English nicknames: 猫 'cat' from 'the Hillbilly Cat', as Southern fans called him early on, and 王 'king' from 'the King of Rock and Roll'. In 1950s slang a 'cat' was a cool young man.

Stroke Order

猫 māo
王 wáng