乔叟

喬叟
Qiáosǒu
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Meanings

  1. 1 Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343-1400), English poet, author of The Canterbury Tales

Examples

Qiáosǒu bèi yù wéi Yīngguó shīgē zhī fù.
Chaucer is hailed as the father of English poetry.
“Kǎntèbóléi Gùshì Jí” shì Qiáosǒu zuì zhùmíng de zuòpǐn.
The Canterbury Tales is Chaucer's most famous work.

Tips

culture
Chaucer's choice to write 《坎特伯雷故事》 (The Canterbury Tales) in Middle English rather than Latin or French helped establish vernacular English as a literary language — a turning point similar to Dante's role for Italian.
memory
means 'old man' — and Chaucer was indeed depicted in his famous portrait as a bearded elder. Useful mnemonic: think 'Old Man Chaucer'.

Stroke Order

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