We strive to offer you free Chinese learning resources. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, which are rich in meaning and can be used in various situations. Today’s idiom is 「草廬三顧」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「草廬三顧」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
Gu: visit. In order to invite Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei visited him in his thatched cottage three times. Later, this allusion was used to express the emperor’s grace to his subjects. It also refers to an invitation or visit with sincerity.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
cǎo lú sān gù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chou2 lou4 saam1 gu3
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
