三顧茅廬 in Chinese

IPA: /sän⁵⁵ ku⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ lu³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /saːm⁵⁵ kuː³³ maːu̯²¹ lou̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /sän⁵⁵ ku⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ lu³⁵/, /saːm⁵⁵ kuː³³ maːu̯²¹ lou̯²¹/ Chinese transliterations: sāngùmáolú [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄙㄢㄍㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], saam¹ gu³ maau⁴ lou⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], sāngùmáolú [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], sangùmáolú [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], san¹-ku⁴-mao²-lu² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], sān-gù-máu-lú [Mandarin, Yale], sanguhmaulu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], саньгумаолу [Mandarin, Palladius], sanʹgumaolu [Mandarin, Palladius], sāam gu màauh lòuh [Cantonese, Yale], saam¹ gu³ maau⁴ lou⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], sam¹ gu³ mao⁴ lou⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From the story of Liu Bei paying three visits to the thatched cottage of Zhuge Liang (later his chancellor) in order to recruit him during the late Eastern Han dynasty. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 三顧茅廬

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      "glosses": [
        "to sincerely and repeatedly request someone to take up a post"
      ],
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          "sincerely",
          "sincerely"
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        [
          "repeatedly",
          "repeatedly"
        ],
        [
          "request",
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        [
          "take up",
          "take up"
        ],
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          "post",
          "post"
        ]
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        "(figurative) to sincerely and repeatedly request someone to take up a post"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "三顧草廬／三顾草庐"
        },
        {
          "word": "三顧草廬"
        },
        {
          "word": "三顾草庐"
        }
      ],
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        "figuratively",
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Eastern Han dynasty",
        "Liu Bei",
        "Zhuge Liang"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sāngùmáolú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saam¹ gu³ maau⁴ lou⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sāngùmáolú"
    },
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sangùmáolú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "san¹-ku⁴-mao²-lu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sān-gù-máu-lú"
    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sanguhmaulu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "саньгумаолу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sanʹgumaolu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sän⁵⁵ ku⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ lu³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sāam gu màauh lòuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saam¹ gu³ maau⁴ lou⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sam¹ gu³ mao⁴ lou⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːm⁵⁵ kuː³³ maːu̯²¹ lou̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sän⁵⁵ ku⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ lu³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːm⁵⁵ kuː³³ maːu̯²¹ lou̯²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "三顧茅廬"
}

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  "etymology_text": "From the story of Liu Bei paying three visits to the thatched cottage of Zhuge Liang (later his chancellor) in order to recruit him during the late Eastern Han dynasty.",
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      "glosses": [
        "to sincerely and repeatedly request someone to take up a post"
      ],
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          "sincerely"
        ],
        [
          "repeatedly",
          "repeatedly"
        ],
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          "request",
          "request"
        ],
        [
          "take up",
          "take up"
        ],
        [
          "post",
          "post"
        ]
      ],
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        "(figurative) to sincerely and repeatedly request someone to take up a post"
      ],
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        "figuratively",
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Eastern Han dynasty",
        "Liu Bei",
        "Zhuge Liang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sāngùmáolú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saam¹ gu³ maau⁴ lou⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sāngùmáolú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sangùmáolú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "san¹-ku⁴-mao²-lu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sān-gù-máu-lú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sanguhmaulu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "саньгумаолу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sanʹgumaolu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sän⁵⁵ ku⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ lu³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sāam gu màauh lòuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "saam¹ gu³ maau⁴ lou⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sam¹ gu³ mao⁴ lou⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːm⁵⁵ kuː³³ maːu̯²¹ lou̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/sän⁵⁵ ku⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ lu³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/saːm⁵⁵ kuː³³ maːu̯²¹ lou̯²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "三顧草廬／三顾草庐"
    },
    {
      "word": "三顧草廬"
    },
    {
      "word": "三顾草庐"
    }
  ],
  "word": "三顧茅廬"
}

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"三顧茅廬" meaning in Chinese

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