Dictionary Entry: 三顾茅庐

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三顾茅庐
sān gù máo lú

lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage ꞏ cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times

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