坎特伯雷故事集

Traditional form:

坎特伯雷故事集

Pinyin (reading):

Kǎntèbóléi Gùshì Jí

Definitions:

• The Canterbury Tales, collection of stories by Geoffrey Chaucer 喬叟／乔叟 ( Qiáosǒu)

Characters:

• 坎 - pit, hole; to trap, to snare; crisis
• 特 - special, unique, distinguished
• 伯 - older brother; father's elder brother; sir, sire, count
• 雷 - thunder; surname
• 故 - reason, cause; happening, instance
• 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
• 集 - to gather, to collect; set, collection

Traditional characters:

• 坎 - pit, hole; to trap, to snare; crisis
• 特 - special, unique, distinguished
• 伯 - older brother; father's elder brother; sir, sire, count
• 雷 - thunder; surname
• 故 - reason, cause; happening, instance
• 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
• 集 - to gather, to collect; set, collection