茅庐
茅庐茅廬 máo lú ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ maau4 lou4
- thatched cottage
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More words with these characters
茅
- 茅台茅臺 máo tái ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄞˊ maau4 toi4 maotai liquor 茅臺酒|茅台酒[mao2 tai2 jiu3]
- 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 思茅區|思茅区[Si1 mao2 Qu1]
- 白茅 bái máo ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄠˊ baak6 maau4 cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica), used as thatching material in China and Indonesia
庐
- 庐山廬山 Lú shān ㄌㄨˊ ㄕㄢ lou4 saan1 see 廬山市|庐山市[Lu2 shan1 Shi4]
- 庐江廬江 Lú jiāng ㄌㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄤ lou4 gong1 see 廬江縣|庐江县[Lu2 jiang1 Xian4]
- 庐阳廬陽 Lú yáng ㄌㄨˊ ㄧㄤˊ lou4 joeng4 see 廬陽區|庐阳区[Lu2 yang2 Qu1]
- 桐庐桐廬 Tóng lú ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ tung4 lou4 see 桐廬縣|桐庐县[Tong2 lu2 Xian4]
- 穹庐穹廬 qióng lú ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ kung4 lou4 yurt (round tent)
- 结庐結廬 jié lú ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄌㄨˊ git3 lou4 to build one's house
Idioms with these characters
- 拔茅连茹拔茅連茹 bá máo lián rú ㄅㄚˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨˊ bat6 maau4 lin4 jyu4 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
- 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)
- 茅塞顿开茅塞頓開 máo sè dùn kāi ㄇㄠˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄞ maau4 sak1 deon6 hoi1 murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear
- 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 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4] in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] to his cause by visiting him three times)
- 土阶茅茨土階茅茨 tǔ jiē máo cí ㄊㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄝ ㄇㄠˊ ㄘˊ tou2 gaai1 maau4 ci4 lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut
- 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)
- 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 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4] in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] to his cause by visiting him three times)