三顾茅庐 in English san1 gu4 mao2 lu2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) three humble visits to a thatched cottage
  • 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

Simplified Characters

三 顾 茅 庐

Traditional Characters

三 顧 茅 廬

Pinyin

san1 gu4 mao2 lu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

三san1surname San 顾gu4surname Gu 茅mao2surname Mao 庐lu2hut