maotai liquor

to rank among the best

maotai (a strong distilled spirit produced in Guizhou)

Mao Dun (1896-1981), Chinese novelist

thatched cottage

forward patrol or scouts in ancient military contexts

Dartmouth (place name)

Mt Mao, Daoist mountain southeast of Jurong county, Jiangsu Province

starting one's career or leaving home for the first time to face the world

Simao city in Yunnan, renamed Pu'er city [[普洱市|普洱市|Pu3 er3 Shi4]] in 2007

A sudden flash of insight where everything becomes clear; to suddenly understand something after being confused.

A pit in the ground used as a toilet, typically found in rural or traditional settings.

a simple dwelling often made of thatch or grass; a hut

a small house or hut constructed with a straw or thatched roof

to visit someone multiple times to demonstrate sincerity, specifically referring to the historical/literary allusion of Liu Bei recruiting Zhuge Liang

(dialect) latrine

Mao Yisheng (1896-1989), Chinese structural engineer and social activist

Simao city in Yunnan, renamed Pu'er city [[普洱市|普洱市|Pu3 er3 Shi4]] in 2007

lemongrass (Cymbopogon)

the dried rhizome of Curculigo orchioides used in traditional Chinese medicine to warm the kidney and strengthen yang

To occupy a position or resource without fulfilling its duties or making use of it, thereby preventing others from doing so.

cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica), used as thatching material in China and Indonesia

Portsmouth, a seaport city in southern England

Bournemouth, UK

Maojian District of Shiyan City [[十堰市|十堰市|Shi2 yan4 Shi4]], Hubei

Simao district of Pu'er city, Yunnan

bundled thatch used in ancient rituals

Greymouth, town in New Zealand

inextricably linked or involving many others together; derived from the literal image of pulling up a plant and having its roots follow

pulling up a plant and having its roots follow; figuratively involving others or bringing along a whole group of like-minded people

To blame others or external circumstances for failures caused by one's own incompetence or shortcomings.

Mao Dun Literature Prize, a major PRC prize for novel writing, awarded since 1982

earthen steps and a thatched hut; refers to living in very simple, modest, or unadorned conditions, often associated with virtuous ancient rulers

living in simple and humble conditions with minimal material comforts; literally, earthen steps and a thatched cottage

(slang) (fig.) to court death; a pun derived from [[找死|找死|zhao3 si3]] (seeking death) being homophonous with [[照|照|zhao4]][[屎|屎|shi3]] (shining a light on excrement)

citronellol (chemistry)

a town in Renhuai, Guizhou Province, famous for producing Maotai liquor

Mauritania (Taiwan usage)