三ㄙㄢ顧ㄍㄨˋ茅ㄇㄠˊ廬ㄌㄨˊsāngù‑máolú

简三顾茅庐

東漢末年，劉備三次往訪隱居在茅廬的諸葛亮，請他幫助自己打天下。後用以比喻訪賢求才的懇切。例「導演三顧茅廬，終於使引退多年的影帝重返影壇」。

英lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage, cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義(the Hidden Dragon 臥龍) to his cause by visiting him three times