三顾茅庐

sān gù máo lú

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Definitions

1. lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage
2. cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三国演义 in which Liu Bei 刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times

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Child Words of 三顾茅庐

• 三 三 sān: three
• 顾 顾 gù: to look after
• 庐 庐 lú: hut
• 茅 茅 máo: reeds
• 茅庐 茅庐 máo lú: thatched cottage