三顾茅庐 三顧茅廬
三顾茅庐 三顧茅廬 sān gù máo lú ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ saam1 gu3 maau4 lou4
- lit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom) (allusion to an episode in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三国演义 三國演義 Sān guó Yǎn yì ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ in which Liu Bei 刘备 劉備 Liú Bèi ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄟˋ recruits Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮 諸葛亮 Zhū gě Liàng ㄓㄨ ㄍㄜˇ ㄌㄧㄤˋ to his cause by visiting him three times)
- fig. to make earnest and repeated requests of sb
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三
- 三维 三維 sān wéi ㄙㄢ ㄨㄟˊ saam1 wai4 three-dimensional
- 三角 sān jiǎo ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ saam1 gok3 triangle
- 再三 zài sān ㄗㄞˋ ㄙㄢ zoi3 saam1 over and over again
- 三明治 sān míng zhì ㄙㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ saam1 ming4 zi6 (loanword) sandwich
- 三角形 sān jiǎo xíng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ saam1 gok3 jing4 triangle
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- 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì ㄙㄢ ㄈㄢ ㄨˇ ㄘˋ saam1 faan1 ng5 ci3 over and over again (idiom)
- 接二连三 接二連三 jiē èr lián sān ㄐㄧㄝ ㄦˋ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄢ zip3 ji6 lin4 saam1 (idiom) one after another; in quick succession
- 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì ㄓㄠ ㄙㄢ ㄇㄨˋ ㄙˋ ziu1 saam1 mou6 sei3 lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom); to change sth that is already settled upon
- 举一反三 舉一反三 jǔ yī fǎn sān ㄐㄩˇ ㄧ ㄈㄢˇ ㄙㄢ geoi2 jat1 faan2 saam1 to raise one and infer three
- 三C sān C ㄙㄢ C saam1 see 3C[san1 C]
- 三P sān P ㄙㄢ P saam1 (slang) threesome
- 三七 sān qī ㄙㄢ ㄑㄧ saam1 cat1 pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb
- 三不 sān bù ㄙㄢ ㄅㄨˋ saam1 bat1 the three no's (abbreviated catchphrase)
- 三世 sān shì ㄙㄢ ㄕˋ saam1 sai3 the Third (of numbered kings)
- 三五 sān wǔ ㄙㄢ ㄨˇ saam1 ng5 several
- 三井 Sān jǐng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ saam1 zeng2 Mitsui (Japanese company)
- 三亚 三亞 Sān yà ㄙㄢ ㄧㄚˋ saam1 aa3 see 三亚市
- 三仇 sān chóu ㄙㄢ ㄔㄡˊ saam1 sau4 animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power
- 三代 sān dài ㄙㄢ ㄉㄞˋ saam1 doi6 three generations of a family
- 三伏 sān fú ㄙㄢ ㄈㄨˊ saam1 fuk6 the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏, 中伏 and 末伏, which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
顾 顧
- 不顾 不顧 bù gù ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ bat1 gu3 in spite of; regardless of
- 光顾 光顧 guāng gù ㄍㄨㄤ ㄍㄨˋ gwong1 gu3 to visit (as a customer)
- 兼顾 兼顧 jiān gù ㄐㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˋ gim1 gu3 to handle two or more responsibilities at the same time; to balance (career and family, or work and studies etc)
- 只顾 只顧 zhǐ gù ㄓˇ ㄍㄨˋ zi2 gu3 to focus solely on; to pay attention only to; to be preoccupied with
- 回顾 回顧 huí gù ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨˋ wui4 gu3 to look back
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- 照顾 照顧 zhào gu ㄓㄠˋ ˙ㄍㄨ ziu3 gu3 to take care of
- 顾全 顧全 gù quán ㄍㄨˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ gu3 cyun4 to give careful consideration to
- 顾及 顧及 gù jí ㄍㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ gu3 kap6 to take into consideration
- 顾问 顧問 gù wèn ㄍㄨˋ ㄨㄣˋ gu3 man6 adviser
- 顾客 顧客 gù kè ㄍㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ gu3 haak3 customer; client
- 顾虑 顧慮 gù lǜ ㄍㄨˋ ㄌㄩˋ gu3 leoi6 misgivings; apprehensions
- 顾不上 顧不上 gù bu shàng ㄍㄨˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄕㄤˋ gu3 bat1 soeng5 cannot attend to or manage
- 顾不得 顧不得 gù bu de ㄍㄨˋ ˙ㄅㄨ ˙ㄉㄜ gu3 bat1 dak1 unable to change sth
- 左顾右盼 左顧右盼 zuǒ gù yòu pàn ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄍㄨˋ ㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄢˋ zo2 gu3 jau6 paan3 glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
- 后顾之忧 後顧之憂 hòu gù zhī yōu ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄓ ㄧㄡ hau6 gu3 zi1 jau1 fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)
- 顾全大局 顧全大局 gù quán dà jú ㄍㄨˋ ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄩˊ gu3 cyun4 daai6 guk6 to take the big picture into consideration (idiom)
- 主顾 主顧 zhǔ gù ㄓㄨˇ ㄍㄨˋ zyu2 gu3 client
- 反顾 反顧 fǎn gù ㄈㄢˇ ㄍㄨˋ faan2 gu3 to glance back
- 四顾 四顧 sì gù ㄙˋ ㄍㄨˋ sei3 gu3 to look around
- 惠顾 惠顧 huì gù ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨˋ wai6 gu3 your patronage
茅
- 茅台 茅臺 máo tái ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄞˊ maau4 toi4 maotai liquor 茅台酒
- 仙茅 xiān máo ㄒㄧㄢ ㄇㄠˊ sin1 maau4 golden eye-grass (Curculigo orchioides)
- 前茅 qián máo ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄠˊ cin4 maau4 forward patrol (military) (old)
- 包茅 bāo máo ㄅㄠ ㄇㄠˊ baau1 maau4 bundled thatch
- 思茅 Sī máo ㄙ ㄇㄠˊ si1 maau4 see 思茅区
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- 白茅 bái máo ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄠˊ baak6 maau4 cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica), used as thatching material in China and Indonesia
- 茅坑 máo kēng ㄇㄠˊ ㄎㄥ maau4 haang1 latrine pit
- 茅屋 máo wū ㄇㄠˊ ㄨ maau4 uk1 thatched cottage
- 茅山 Máo Shān ㄇㄠˊ ㄕㄢ maau4 saan1 Mt Mao, Daoist mountain southeast of Jurong county 句容, Jiangsu Province
- 茅厕 茅廁 máo si ㄇㄠˊ ˙ㄙ maau4 ci3 (dialect) latrine
- 茅庐 茅廬 máo lú ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ maau4 lou4 thatched cottage
- 茅房 máo fáng ㄇㄠˊ ㄈㄤˊ maau4 fong4 toilet (rural euphemism)
- 茅棚 máo péng ㄇㄠˊ ㄆㄥˊ maau4 paang4 thatched shed
- 茅盾 Máo Dùn ㄇㄠˊ ㄉㄨㄣˋ maau4 teon5 Mao Dun (1896-1981), Chinese novelist
- 茅竹 máo zhú ㄇㄠˊ ㄓㄨˊ maau4 zuk1 variant of 毛竹
- 茅箭 Máo jiàn ㄇㄠˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ maau4 zin3 see 茅箭区
- 茅台 茅臺 Máo tái ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄞˊ maau4 toi4 Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou
- 茅舍 máo shè ㄇㄠˊ ㄕㄜˋ maau4 se3 cottage
- 茅草 máo cǎo ㄇㄠˊ ㄘㄠˇ maau4 cou2 see 白茅
- 香茅 xiāng máo ㄒㄧㄤ ㄇㄠˊ hoeng1 maau4 lemongrass (Cymbopogon)
庐 廬
- 庐山 廬山 Lú shān ㄌㄨˊ ㄕㄢ lou4 saan1 see 庐山市
- 庐江 廬江 Lú jiāng ㄌㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄤ lou4 gong1 see 庐江县
- 庐阳 廬陽 Lú yáng ㄌㄨˊ ㄧㄤˊ lou4 joeng4 see 庐阳区
- 桐庐 桐廬 Tóng lú ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ tung4 lou4 see 桐庐县
- 穹庐 穹廬 qióng lú ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ kung4 lou4 yurt (round tent)
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- 结庐 結廬 jié lú ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄨˊ git3 lou4 to build one's house
- 茅庐 茅廬 máo lú ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ maau4 lou4 thatched cottage
- 蜗庐 蝸廬 wō lú ㄨㄛ ㄌㄨˊ wo1 lou4 humble abode
- 阖庐 闔廬 Hé Lú ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄨˊ hap6 lou4 King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC)
- 庐山区 廬山區 Lú shān qū ㄌㄨˊ ㄕㄢ ㄑㄩ lou4 saan1 keoi1 Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi
- 庐山市 廬山市 Lú shān Shì ㄌㄨˊ ㄕㄢ ㄕˋ lou4 saan1 si5 Lushan, a county-level city in Jiujiang City 九江市, Jiangxi
- 庐江县 廬江縣 Lú jiāng Xiàn ㄌㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄢˋ lou4 gong1 jyun6 Lujiang, a county in Hefei City 合肥市, Anhui
- 庐阳区 廬陽區 Lú yáng Qū ㄌㄨˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄑㄩ lou4 joeng4 keoi1 Luyang, a district of Hefei City 合肥市, Anhui
- 桐庐县 桐廬縣 Tóng lú Xiàn ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ tung4 lou4 jyun6 Tonglu, a county in Hangzhou City 杭州市, Zhejiang
- 初出茅庐 初出茅廬 chū chū máo lú ㄔㄨ ㄔㄨ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ co1 ceot1 maau4 lou4 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
- 吴王阖庐 吳王闔廬 Wú wáng Hé Lú ㄨˊ ㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄜˊ ㄌㄨˊ ng4 wong4 hap6 lou4 King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC)