令狐德棻 líng hú dé fēn

DEFINITIONS

  1. Linghu Defen (583-666), Tang dynasty historian, compiler of History of Zhou of the Northern dynasties 周書|周书

CHARACTERS

令 líng command, order; 'commandant', magistrate; allow, cause
狐 hú species of fox
德 dé ethics, morality, virtue
棻 fēn kind of wood from which perfume