三顧茅廬
Chinese
editthree | look after; take into consideration; to attend to | thatched cottage; shabby house | ||
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trad. (三顧茅廬) | 三 | 顧 | 茅廬 | |
simp. (三顾茅庐) | 三 | 顾 | 茅庐 |
Etymology
editFrom the story of Liu Bei paying three visits to the thatched cottage of Zhuge Liang (later his chancellor) in order to recruit him during the late Eastern Han dynasty.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sangùmáolú
- Wade–Giles: san1-ku4-mao2-lu2
- Yale: sān-gù-máu-lú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanguhmaulu
- Palladius: саньгумаолу (sanʹgumaolu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sän⁵⁵ ku⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ lu³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saam1 gu3 maau4 lou4
- Yale: sāam gu màauh lòuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: saam1 gu3 maau4 lou4
- Guangdong Romanization: sam1 gu3 mao4 lou4
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːm⁵⁵ kuː³³ maːu̯²¹ lou̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit三顧茅廬
- (figurative) to sincerely and repeatedly request someone to take up a post