茅
máo
Pinyin
Definition
茅
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- reeds
- rushes
茅
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- surname Mao
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
- 2 young and inexperienced
- 3 novice
- 4 greenhorn
- 1 Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou
- 2 Maotai liquor 茅臺酒|茅台酒
- 1 lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage
- 2 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
- 1 to rank among the best
- 1 Simao city in Yunnan, renamed Pu'er city 普洱市 in 2007
Idioms (5)
初出茅庐
- 1 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
- 2 young and inexperienced
- 3 novice
- 4 greenhorn
土阶茅屋
- 1 lit. earthen steps and a small cottage
- 2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
土阶茅茨
- 1 lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut
- 2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
拔茅连茹
- 1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
- 2 inextricably tangled together
- 3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
茅塞顿开
- 1 murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear
Sample Sentences
茅坑
latrine
服务员，再来瓶茅台！
Server, another bottle of Maotai!
茅台当然好，国酒嘛。
Of course Maotai tastes good. It's the national liquor.
别的酒？茅台的味道不好吗？
Something else? Maotai doesn't taste good?
茅台口感好是好，可是喝起来没感觉。以前咱喝的是啥酒？你还记得不？
Maotai may be delicious, but it doesn't get you drunk. What is it that we used to drink? Do you still remember?
黄酒味道是不错，但是香味绝对没法和白酒比。开一瓶茅台，满屋子马上都是香气。