To make repeated, sincere visits or invitations to someone, showing great respect and earnestness, often to enlist their help or persuade them to take on an important role. It can also describe a ruler's high regard for a talented subordinate.
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Ancient
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In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the world was in turmoil. Zhuge Liang lived in a thatched cottage in Longzhong, self-sufficient through farming, but he was immensely learned and known as "Sleeping Dragon."
Xu Shu recommended Zhuge Liang to Liu Bei. Liu Bei, along with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, personally visited Wolonggang to meet Zhuge Liang.
They failed to see him on their first two attempts. On their third visit, they finally met Zhuge Liang and sincerely invited him to leave his reclusive life and join their cause.