庐
simple cottage; Luzhou; surname
Meanings
3 senses · 15 examplesnoun
simple cottage; humble house
formalOften used in literary or formal contexts to refer to a small, simply built dwelling.
This hermit lives in a thatched cottage in the mountains.
Most humble rural houses are built with mud and wood.
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Ancient people often used thatched cottages to metaphorize a poor life.
He built a temporary simple cottage in the suburbs to stay temporarily.
Du Fu's thatched cottage was destroyed by autumn winds, and he wrote the poem *Ode to a Thatched Cottage Destroyed by Autumn Winds*.
proper noun
Luzhou (old prefecture in modern Hefei, Anhui)
formalUsed exclusively as a place name, especially in reference to local cultural products like Lu opera.
Lu opera is one of the representative local operas in Anhui Province.
The ancient Luzhou city ruins preserve a large number of buildings from the Ming and Qing dynasties.
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I went to the Ancient Luzhou Prefecture City God Temple last week to experience local folk culture.
Luzhou steamed buns are famous for their delicious soup and thin skin.
Hefei was formerly called Luzhou, with a history of over 2,000 years of city building.
proper noun
surname Lu
neutralA relatively rare Chinese surname.
Lu Jianguo is a long-time employee of our company.
Teacher Lu has taught Chinese in middle school for thirty years.
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I found records of the Lu surname in the Hundred Family Surnames.
The Lu Family Compound is a famous ancient residential building complex locally.
The Lu surname is mainly distributed in Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces.