凯普莱斯

凱普萊斯

Kǎipǔláisī

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Meanings

1 Capulet (the rival family in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet)

Characters

general; common

weeds; goosefoot

this (literary)

Examples

朱丽叶是凯普莱斯家族的女儿。

Zhūlìyè shì Kǎipǔláisī jiāzú de nǚ'ér.

Juliet is a daughter of the Capulet family.

凯普莱斯家和蒙太古家是世仇。

Kǎipǔláisī jiā hé Méngtàigǔ jiā shì shìchóu.

The Capulets and the Montagues are sworn enemies.

Tips

culture

凯普莱斯 transliterates Capulet, the family of Juliet (朱丽叶) in Shakespeare's 《罗密欧与朱丽叶》 (Romeo and Juliet). 凯-普-莱-斯 approximates the four sounds Ca-pu-le-t. The rival family is 蒙太古 (Montague).

Stroke Order

凯 kǎi

普 pǔ

莱 lái

斯 sī