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How do you pronounce 三顾茅庐?

三顾茅庐 is pronounced "sān gù máo lú" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 4 syllables.

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三顾茅庐 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What characters make up 三顾茅庐?

三顾茅庐 is made up of the characters 三, 顾, 茅, 庐. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

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三顾茅庐 (sān gù máo lú) — lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage | Chinese Dictionary

三顾茅庐

sān gù máo lú

lit. 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

Traditional: 三顧茅廬

Characters in This Word

三顾茅庐

Definitions

lit. 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

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周瑜(Zhōu Yú)— Zhou Yu or Chou Yü (175-210), famous general of the southern Wu kingdom and victor of the battle of Redcliff

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三国(Sān guó)— Three Kingdoms period (220-280) in Chinese history

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三国史记(Sān guó shǐ jì)— History of Three Kingdoms (Korean: Samguk Sagi), the oldest extant Korean history, compiled under Kim Busik 金富軾|金富轼[Jin1 Fu4 shi4] in 1145. The three kingdoms are Goguryeo 高句麗|高句丽[Gao1 gou1 li2], Baekje 百濟|百济[Bai3 ji4], Silla 新羅|新罗[Xin1 luo2].

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三顾茅庐

sān gù máo lú

Traditional: 三顧茅廬

Characters in This Word

三顾茅庐

Definitions

lit. 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