庐 lú

hut, cottage; name of a mountain

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DEFINITIONS

  • hut, cottage
  • name of a mountain
  • hut

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庐山 lú shān Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi; Mt Lushan in Jiujiang, famous as summer holiday spot
初出茅庐 chū chū máo lú venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom); young and inexperienced; novice; greenhorn
三顾茅庐 sān gù máo lú lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage; cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义 in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 臥龍|卧龙) to his cause by visiting him three times
茅庐 máo lú thatched cottage
不识庐山真面目 bù shì lú shān zhēn miàn mù lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain; fig. can't see the forest for the trees
吴王阖庐 wú wáng hé lú King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC); also called 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾
庐山区 lú shān qū Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi
庐江 lú jiāng Lujiang county in Chaohu 巢湖[Chao2 hu2], Anhui
庐江县 lú jiāng xiàn Lujiang county in Chaohu 巢湖[Chao2 hu2], Anhui
庐阳 lú yáng Luyang district of Hefei city 合肥市[He2 fei2 shi4], Anhui
庐阳区 lú yáng qū Luyang district of Hefei city 合肥市[He2 fei2 shi4], Anhui
桐庐 tóng lú Tonglu county in Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1], Zhejiang
桐庐县 tóng lú xiàn Tonglu county in Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1], Zhejiang
穹庐 qióng lú yurt (round tent)
结庐 jié lú to build one's house
蜗庐 wō lú humble abode
阖庐 hé lú King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC); also called 闔閭|阖闾
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