sān
máo

idiom
common

Meaning of 三顾茅庐

三顾茅庐 means to make three visits to a thatched cottage; to invite someone with sincere and repeated efforts. Pronounced sān gù máo lú.

  • to make three visits to a thatched cottage; to invite someone with sincere and repeated efforts

Definitions & Examples

Xiào
zhǎng
sān
máo
 
zhōng
qǐng
dào
le
zhè
wèi
tuì退
xiū
de
zhù
míng
jiào
shòu
lái
xiào
jiǎng
xué
 

The principal made three earnest visits and finally succeeded in inviting this retired famous professor to give lectures at the school.

Wèi
le
yāo
qǐng
jiā
méng
 
gōng
lǎo
bǎn
sān
máo
 
duō
qīn
bài
fǎng访
 

In order to invite him to join the company, the boss made repeated sincere visits and called on him personally many times.

Jiù
xiàng
dāng
nián
Liú
Bèi
sān
máo
qǐng
Zhū
Liàng
yàng
 
men
yào
biǎo
xiàn
chū
gòu
de
chéng
 

Just as Liu Bei visited Zhuge Liang three times in those days, we too must show sufficient sincerity.