高卢人

高盧人

Gāolúrén

noun #37,498

Measure Word

一个高卢人 gè

Meanings

1 the Gauls
2 Gallic people (ancient Celtic inhabitants of France)

Characters

(transliteration: ga-; tall)

(transliteration: -ul/-l)

Examples

凯撒征服了高卢人。

Kǎisā zhēngfú le Gāolúrén.

Caesar conquered the Gauls.

现代法国人的祖先是高卢人。

Xiàndài Fǎguórén de zǔxiān shì Gāolúrén.

Modern French people's ancestors were the Gauls.

Tips

history

高卢 (Gāolú) is the standard Chinese name for ancient Gaul, the Celtic territory roughly covering modern France that Julius Caesar described in 《高卢战记》(Gallic Wars). 'France' as a country is 法国, but 高卢人 is sometimes still used in journalism as a flowery nickname for the French (especially the French national football team).

In Pop Culture

高卢英雄 Gāolú yīngxióng

Asterix the Gaul

The classic French comic series 'Astérix le Gaulois' is published in Chinese as 高卢英雄历险记 — the title where most learners first meet 高卢.

Stroke Order

高 gāo

卢 lú

人 rén