ㄙㄢsānㄍㄨˋㄇㄠˊmáoㄌㄨˊ

  1. 劉備諸葛亮三國志·三五··諸葛亮》。比喻敬賢誠心邀請南朝·徐陵法師〉:兵法寧可三顧茅廬無由。」·馬致遠·第一》:草舍誰承望三顧茅廬。」茅廬三顧」、草廬三顧」、草廬」。

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