三顾茅庐 sāngù-máolú
[repeatedly request somebody to take up a responsible post;call on a famous scholar repeadedly to solicit his help;make three calls at a thatshed cottage and request the owner to take up a responsible post] 东汉末,刘备三次往隆中(山名,在今湖北襄阳)聘请隐居于草庐的诸葛亮出来帮助打天下。后用来指诚心诚意再三邀请或访问
汉末刘备往访诸葛亮，凡三次，才得见。见《三国志．卷三五．蜀书．诸葛亮传》。后用以比喻敬贤之礼或诚心邀请。南朝梁．徐陵〈谏仁山深法师罢道书〉：「黄石兵法，宁可再逢，三顾茅庐，无由两遇。」元．马致远《荐福碑．第一折》：「我住著半间儿草舍，再谁承望三顾茅庐。」也作「茅庐三顾」、「草庐三顾」、「三顾草庐」。
英语 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
【解释】顾：拜访；茅庐：草屋。原为汉末刘备访聘诸葛亮的故事。比喻真心诚意，一再邀请。
【出处】三国蜀·诸葛亮《出师表》：“先帝不以臣卑鄙，猥自枉屈，三顾臣于草庐之中。”
【示例】我住着半间儿草舍，再谁承望～。 ◎元·马致远《荐福碑》第一折
【近义词】礼贤下士
【反义词】拒人千里、妄自尊大
【语法】动宾式；作谓语、宾语；含褒义