茅庐三顾 — “Thatched cottage three visits”
茅庐三顾 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make repeated, sincere efforts to invite or visit someone, especially a person of talent, showing great respect and earnestness; to show great sincerity in soliciting someone's help or service”. Literally, “Thatched cottage three visits”.
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Origin and Story of 茅庐三顾
During the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the land was in great turmoil. Zhuge Liang lived a reclusive life in a thatched cottage in Longzhong, cultivating his own land and sustaining himself. Despite his humble lifestyle, he was exceptionally learned and was known as 'Wolong' (Sleeping Dragon).
Xu Shu, a strategist for Liu Bei, highly recommended Zhuge Liang to him. Liu Bei, along with his sworn brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, personally journeyed to Wolonggang to visit Zhuge Liang.
The first two times they went, they did not find him at home. Undeterred, Liu Bei made a third visit, where he finally met Zhuge Liang and sincerely invited him to leave his reclusive life and assist him in his cause.
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More idioms starting with 茅
- máo茅sè塞dùn顿kāi开suddenly enlightened
- máo茅shì室tǔ土jiē阶simple, frugal dwelling
- máo茅shì室péng蓬hù户A humble abode
- máo茅wū屋cǎo草shě舍a humble thatched hut
- máo茅wū屋cǎi采chuán椽a humble thatched cottage
- máo茅cí茨bù不jiǎn翦live a simple, frugal life
- máo茅cí茨bù不jiǎn翦，，cǎi采chuán椽bù不zhuó斫simple and frugal lifestyle
- máo茅cí茨tǔ土jiē阶humble dwelling, frugal life
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What does 茅庐三顾 mean?
茅庐三顾 (máo lú sān gù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make repeated, sincere efforts to invite or visit someone, especially a person of talent, showing great respect and earnestness; to show great sincerity in soliciting someone's help or service”.
How do you pronounce 茅庐三顾?
茅庐三顾 is pronounced máo lú sān gù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 茅庐三顾 literally mean?
Literally, 茅庐三顾 means “Thatched cottage three visits”. It is used to mean “to make repeated, sincere efforts to invite or visit someone, especially a person of talent, showing great respect and earnestness; to show great sincerity in soliciting someone's help or service”.
Where does 茅庐三顾 come from?
茅庐三顾 comes from a classical Chinese story dating back to ancient China. The full story is on this page.
What is the Chinese definition of 茅庐三顾?
刘备为请诸葛亮，三次到草庐中去拜访他。后用此典故表示帝王对臣下的知遇之恩。也比喻诚心诚意地邀请或过访。同“草庐三顾”