薄伽丘 bó jiā qiū

DEFINITIONS

  1. Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375), Italian writer, poet, and humanist, author of Decameron 十日談|十日谈[Shi2 ri4 Tan2]

CHARACTERS

薄 bó thin, slight, weak; poor, stingy
伽 jiā transcription of sanskrit 'gha' in buddhist texts ('samgha', etc.); (nursing; attending; entertainer) (Jap.); temple; in Chinese this character is not used alone
丘 qiū hill; elder; empty; a name