盖乌斯·优利乌斯·恺撒

蓋烏斯·優利烏斯·愷撒

Gàiwūsī Yōulìwūsī Kǎisā

proper noun #31,651

Meanings

1 Gaius Julius Caesar (100-44 BC)
2 Roman general, politician, and dictator

Characters

to cover / phonetic 'Gai-'

crow / phonetic '-u-'

this / phonetic '-s'

·

excellent / phonetic 'Yu-'

profit / phonetic '-li-'

joyful / phonetic 'Cae-'

to scatter / phonetic '-sar'

Examples

HSK 7-9

盖乌斯·优利乌斯·恺撒是罗马共和国末期的政治家。

Gài wū sī · Yōu lì wū sī · Kǎisā shì Luómǎ Gònghéguó mòqī de zhèngzhìjiā.

Gaius Julius Caesar was a statesman of the late Roman Republic.

HSK 7-9

盖乌斯·优利乌斯·恺撒在公元前44年被刺杀。

Gài wū sī · Yōu lì wū sī · Kǎisā zài gōngyuánqián 44 nián bèi cìshā.

Gaius Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC.

Tips

history

The full Roman tria nomina rendered in Chinese: praenomen 盖乌斯 (Gaius), nomen 优利乌斯 (Julius), cognomen 恺撒 (Caesar). Conqueror of Gaul, crosser of the Rubicon (49 BC), assassinated on the Ides of March in 44 BC. The name 恺撒 became the root of 'Kaiser' (German) and 'Tsar' (Russian) - both titles for emperor.

usage

In modern Chinese writing, the short form 尤利乌斯·恺撒 or simply 恺撒 / 凯撒 is far more common than the full triple-name. The full form appears mainly in academic Roman-history texts.

Stroke Order

盖 gài

乌 wū

斯 sī

优 yōu

利 lì

恺 kǎi

撒 sā