初出茅庐 初出茅廬
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)
- young and inexperienced
- novice
- greenhorn
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初
- 初中 chū zhōng ㄔㄨ ㄓㄨㄥ co1 zung1 junior high school (abbr. for 初级中学)
- 初期 chū qī ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧ co1 kei4 initial stage
- 初次 chū cì ㄔㄨ ㄘˋ co1 ci3 for the first time
- 初步 chū bù ㄔㄨ ㄅㄨˋ co1 bou6 initial
- 初等 chū děng ㄔㄨ ㄉㄥˇ co1 dang2 elementary (i.e. easy)
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- 初级 初級 chū jí ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧˊ co1 kap1 junior
- 初衷 chū zhōng ㄔㄨ ㄓㄨㄥ co1 cung1 original intention
- 年初 nián chū ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄨ nin4 co1 beginning of the year
- 最初 zuì chū ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄨ zeoi3 co1 first
- 月初 yuè chū ㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄨ jyut6 co1 start of month
- 当初 當初 dāng chū ㄉㄤ ㄔㄨ dong1 co1 at that time
- 起初 qǐ chū ㄑㄧˇ ㄔㄨ hei2 co1 originally; at first; at the outset
- 初一 chū yī ㄔㄨ ㄧ co1 jat1 first year in junior middle school
- 初三 chū sān ㄔㄨ ㄙㄢ co1 saam1 third year in junior middle school
- 初二 chū èr ㄔㄨ ㄦˋ co1 ji6 second year in junior middle school
- 初伏 chū fú ㄔㄨ ㄈㄨˊ co1 fuk6 the first of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏), which typically begins in mid-July and lasts 10 days
- 初估 chū gū ㄔㄨ ㄍㄨ co1 gu2 to make a preliminary estimate
- 初冬 chū dōng ㄔㄨ ㄉㄨㄥ co1 dung1 early winter
- 初创 初創 chū chuàng ㄔㄨ ㄔㄨㄤˋ co1 cong3 startup (company, phase etc); newly established
- 初升 chū shēng ㄔㄨ ㄕㄥ co1 sing1 rising (sun, moon etc)
出
- 付出 fù chū ㄈㄨˋ ㄔㄨ fu6 ceot1 to pay; to expend; to invest (energy or time)
- 作出 zuò chū ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨ zok3 ceot1 to put out
- 杰出 傑出 jié chū ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄨ git6 ceot1 outstanding
- 传出 傳出 chuán chū ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄔㄨ cyun4 ceot1 to transmit outwards
- 出事 chū shì ㄔㄨ ㄕˋ ceot1 si6 to have an accident
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- 出任 chū rèn ㄔㄨ ㄖㄣˋ ceot1 jam6 to take up a post; to start in a new job
- 出来 出來 chū lái ㄔㄨ ㄌㄞˊ ceot1 loi4 to come out
- 出入 chū rù ㄔㄨ ㄖㄨˋ ceot1 jap6 to go out and come in
- 出具 chū jù ㄔㄨ ㄐㄩˋ ceot1 geoi6 to issue (document, certificate etc)
- 出力 chū lì ㄔㄨ ㄌㄧˋ ceot1 lik6 to exert oneself
- 出动 出動 chū dòng ㄔㄨ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ceot1 dung6 to start out on a trip
- 出去 chū qù ㄔㄨ ㄑㄩˋ ceot1 heoi3 to go out
- 出口 chū kǒu ㄔㄨ ㄎㄡˇ ceot1 hau2 an exit
- 出名 chū míng ㄔㄨ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ceot1 meng2 well-known for sth
- 出品 chū pǐn ㄔㄨ ㄆㄧㄣˇ ceot1 ban2 to produce an item
- 出售 chū shòu ㄔㄨ ㄕㄡˋ ceot1 sau6 to sell
- 出国 出國 chū guó ㄔㄨ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ceot1 gwok3 to go abroad; to leave the country
- 出土 chū tǔ ㄔㄨ ㄊㄨˇ ceot1 tou2 to dig up
- 出场 出場 chū chǎng ㄔㄨ ㄔㄤˇ ceot1 coeng4 (of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform
- 出境 chū jìng ㄔㄨ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ceot1 ging2 to leave a country or region
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
- 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 in which Liu Bei 刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮 to his cause by visiting him three times)
- 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)