罗密欧与朱丽叶

羅密歐與朱麗葉

Luómì'ōu yǔ Zhūlìyè

proper noun

Meanings

1 Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare's tragedy of two young lovers from feuding families

Characters

net (sound 'Ro')

dense (sound 'me')

Europe (sound 'o')

vermilion (sound 'Ju')

beautiful (sound 'li')

leaf (sound 'et')

Examples

HSK 4

我们班要演《罗密欧与朱丽叶》。

Wǒmen bān yào yǎn 《 Luómì'ōu yǔ Zhūlìyè 》.

Our class is going to put on Romeo and Juliet.

HSK 7-9

在《罗密欧与朱丽叶》的结尾，两个年轻人都死了，两个家族才终于和好。

Zài 《 Luómì'ōu yǔ Zhūlìyè 》 de jiéwěi, liǎng ge niánqīngrén dōu sǐ le, liǎng ge jiāzú cái zhōngyú héhǎo.

At the end of Romeo and Juliet both young lovers die, and only then do the two families finally make peace.

Tips

history

Written by 莎士比亚 in the mid-1590s and set in 维罗纳 (Verona), it follows two teenagers from feuding families who marry in secret and are dead within days.

usage

与 is the formal 'and' used in titles, where speech would say 和. Compare 傲慢与偏见 'Pride and Prejudice'.

Stroke Order

罗 luó

密 mì

欧 ōu

与 yǔ

朱 zhū

丽 lì

叶 yè