茅庐 máolú thatched cottage Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 初出茅庐 chūchūmáolú venturing out starting one's career or leaving home for the first time to face the world三顾茅庐 sāngùmáolú three visits to visit someone multiple times to demonstrate sincerity, specifically referring to the historical/literary allusion of Liu Bei recruiting Zhuge Liang