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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1庐山 廬山 shānLu2 shan1Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市 , Jiangxi; Mt Lushan in Jiujiang, famous as summer holiday spot
2庐阳 廬陽 yángLu2 yang2Luyang district of Hefei city 合肥市 , Anhui
3吴王阖庐 吳王闔廬 wáng Wu2 wang2 He2 Lu2King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC); also called 吴王阖闾
4蜗庐 蝸廬 wo1 lu2humble abode
5桐庐县 桐廬縣 tóng xiànTong2 lu2 xian4Tonglu county in Hangzhou 杭州 , Zhejiang
6桐庐 桐廬 tóng Tong2 lu2Tonglu county in Hangzhou 杭州 , Zhejiang
7三顾茅庐 三顧茅廬 sān máo san1 gu4 mao2 lu2lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage; cf famous episode in the fictional Romance of Three Kingdoms 三国演义 in which Liu Bei 刘备 recruits Zhuge Liang 诸葛亮 (the Hidden Dragon 卧龙 ) to his cause by visiting him three times
8穹庐 穹廬 qióng qiong2 lu2yurt (round tent)
9茅庐 茅廬 máo mao2 lu2thatched cottage
10庐阳区 廬陽區 yáng Lu2 yang2 qu1Luyang district of Hefei city 合肥市 , Anhui
11不识庐山真面目 不識廬山真面目 shì shān zhēn miàn bu4 shi4 Lu2 shan1 zhen1 mian4 mu4lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain; fig. can't see the forest for the trees
12庐山区 廬山區 shān Lu2 shan1 qu1Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市 , Jiangxi
13庐江县 廬江縣 jiāng xiànLu2 jiang1 xian4Lujiang county in Chaohu 巢湖 , Anhui
14庐江 廬江 jiāngLu2 jiang1Lujiang county in Chaohu 巢湖 , Anhui
15 lu2hut
16结庐 結廬 jié jie2 lu2to build one's house
17阖庐 闔廬 He2 Lu2King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC); also called 阖闾
18初出茅庐 初出茅廬 chū chū máo chu1 chu1 mao2 lu2venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom); young and inexperienced; novice; greenhorn