汤显祖 tāng xiǎn zǔ

DEFINITIONS

  1. Tang Xianzu (1550-1616), Ming poet and dramatist, author of The Peony Pavilion 牡丹亭[Mu3 dan5 Ting2]

CHARACTERS

汤 tāng hot water; soup, gravy, broth
显 xiǎn manifest, display; evident, clear
祖 zǔ ancestor, forefather; grandfather