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蜗庐
wō lú
Pinyin
Definition
蜗庐
-
wō lú
humble abode
Character Decomposition
蜗
虫
口
人
冂
庐
广
户
Related Words
(17)
蜗居
wō jū
1
humble abode
2
to live (in a tiny, cramped space)
蜗牛
wō niú
1
snail
2
Taiwan pr. [guā niú]
三顾茅庐
sān gù máo lú
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
初出茅庐
chū chū máo lú
1
venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
2
young and inexperienced
3
novice
4
greenhorn
庐山
Lú shān
1
Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi
2
Mt Lushan in Jiujiang, famous as summer holiday spot
桐庐
Tóng lú
1
Tonglu county in Hangzhou 杭州[Háng zhōu], Zhejiang
庐江
Lú jiāng
1
Lujiang county in Chaohu 巢湖[Cháo hú], Anhui
庐江县
Lú jiāng xiàn
1
Lujiang county in Chaohu 巢湖[Cháo hú], Anhui
庐阳
Lú yáng
1
Luyang district of Hefei city 合肥市[Hé féi shì], Anhui
庐阳区
Lú yáng qū
1
Luyang district of Hefei city 合肥市[Hé féi shì], Anhui
桐庐县
Tóng lú xiàn
1
Tonglu county in Hangzhou 杭州[Háng zhōu], Zhejiang
穹庐
qióng lú
1
yurt (round tent)
结庐
jié lú
1
to build one's house
耳蜗
ěr wō
1
cochlea
茅庐
máo lú
1
thatched cottage
蜗
wō
1
snail
2
Taiwan pr. [guā]
3
see 蝸牛|蜗牛[wō niú]
蜗行
wō xíng
1
to advance at a snail's pace
Idioms
(3)
初出茅庐
chū chū máo lú
1
venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
2
young and inexperienced
3
novice
4
greenhorn
蜗行牛步
wō xíng niú bù
1
lit. to crawl like a snail and plod along like an old ox (idiom)
2
fig. to move at a snail's pace
3
to make slow progress
蚁斗蜗争
yǐ dòu wō zhēng
1
lit. the ant fights, the snail contends (idiom); fig. petty squabbling
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