[三顾茅庐 / 三顧茅廬, sān gù máo lú, ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨˋ ㄇㄠˊ ㄌㄨˊ]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#73190[Add to Longdo]
[阅微草堂笔记 / 閱微草堂筆記, Yuè wēi cǎo táng bǐ jì, ㄩㄝˋ ㄨㄟ ㄘㄠˇ ㄊㄤˊ ㄅㄧˇ ㄐㄧˋ]Notes on minutely observed thatched hut by Ji Yun 紀昀|纪昀, novel of supernatural; The thatched study of close scrutiny[Add to Longdo]
[かやもん;ぼうもん(茅門), kayamon ; boumon ( me mon )](n) (1) thatched-roof gate (used as the entrance to a garden, esp. of a tea ceremony house); (2) (ぼうもん only) (hum) my home[Add to Longdo]
[がっしょう, gasshou](n, vs) (1) pressing one's hands together in prayer; (n) (2) triangular frame of a thatched roof; (3) (at the end of Buddhist correspondence) (See 敬具) Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours; (P)[Add to Longdo]
[さん, san](n) (1) (abbr) sheathing (under thatched roofing); (2) lath (used as a foundation for a mud plaster wall); (3) (See 桟竹) decorative rafters (of alternating wood and bamboo)[Add to Longdo]