三顧茅廬

Chinese

		three	look after; take into consideration; to attend to	thatched cottage
trad. (三顧茅廬)		三	顧	茅廬
simp. (三顾茅庐)		三	顾	茅庐

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.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sāngùmáolú

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄍㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ gu³ maau⁴ lou⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sāngùmáolú
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄍㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanguhmaulu
  - IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ ku⁵¹ mɑʊ̯³⁵ lu³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ gu³ maau⁴ lou⁴
  - Yale: sāam gu màauh lòuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ gu³ maau⁴ lou⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ gu³ mao⁴ lou⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /säːm⁵⁵ kuː³³ mäːu̯²¹ lou̯²¹/

Idiom

三顧茅廬

(figuratively) to sincerely and repeatedly request someone to take up a post

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