利马窦

Traditional form:

利馬竇

Pinyin (reading):

Lì Mǎdòu

Definitions:

• Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), Jesuit missionary and translator in Ming China
• erroneous spelling of 利瑪竇／利玛窦

Characters:

• 利 - gains, advantage, profit, merit
• 马 - horse; surname
• 窦 - sinuses; corrupt; surname

Traditional characters:

• 利 - gains, advantage, profit, merit
• 馬 - horse; surname
• 竇 - sinuses; corrupt; surname