máo​lú​sān​gù

earnestly request services

  • created sense approved 茅庐三顾/茅廬三顧 · máo​lú​sān​gù · earnestly request services — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    茅庐三顾 / 茅廬三顧

    máo​lú​sān​gù

    earnestly request services

    to visit a person of talent multiple times to request their services; a variation of the phrase referring to the three visits to the thatched cottage

    茅庐 (literal) → 茅庐/茅廬 · máo​lú · thatched cottage 三 (literal) → 三 · sān · three 顾 (literal) → 顾/顧 · gù · to visit

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