茅 máo

reeds, rushes, grass; surname

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DEFINITIONS

  • reeds, rushes, grass
  • surname
  • surname Mao
  • reeds
  • rushes

STROKES

茅 stroke order diagram
茅 stroke order animation

WORDS

茅屋 máo wū thatched cottage
达特茅斯 dá tè máo sī Dartmouth (place name)
普利茅斯 pǔ lì máo sī Plymouth
名列前茅 míng liè qián máo to rank among the best
茅坑 máo kēng latrine pit; latrine
初出茅庐 chū chū máo lú venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom); young and inexperienced; novice; greenhorn
茅房 máo fáng toilet (rural euphemism); thatched hut or house
茅塞顿开 máo sè dùn kāi murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear
茅厕 máo si (dialect) latrine
茅舍 máo shè cottage; hut
茅草 máo cǎo sogon grass
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
伯恩茅斯 bó ēn máo sī Bournemouth, UK
前茅 qián máo forward patrol (military) (old); (fig.) the top ranks
朴次茅斯 pǔ cì máo sī Portsmouth, southern English seaport
茅庐 máo lú thatched cottage
茅棚 máo péng thatched shed
三顧茅廬 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
仙茅 xiān máo golden eye-grass (Curculigo orchioides); Curculigo rhizome (used in TCM)
初出茅廬 chū chū máo lú venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom); young and inexperienced; novice; greenhorn
包茅 bāo máo bundled thatch
占着茅坑不拉屎 zhàn zhe máo kēng bù lā shǐ lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb); fig. to be a dog in the manger
占著茅坑不拉屎 zhàn zhe máo kēng bù lā shǐ lit. to occupy a latrine but not shit (proverb); fig. to be a dog in the manger
土阶茅屋 tǔ jiē máo wū lit. earthen steps and a small cottage; frugal living conditions (idiom)
土階茅屋 tǔ jiē máo wū lit. earthen steps and a small cottage; frugal living conditions (idiom)
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