lit. not to know the true face of Lushan Mountain; fig. can't see the forest for the trees
初出茅庐初出茅廬chu1 chu1 mao2 lu2
venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom); young and inexperienced; novice; greenhorn
阖庐闔廬he2 lu2
King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC); also called 闔閭|阖闾
结庐結廬jie2 lu2
to build one's house
庐江廬江lu2 jiang1
Lujiang county in Chaohu 巢湖, Anhui
庐江县廬江縣lu2 jiang1 xian4
Lujiang county in Chaohu 巢湖, Anhui
庐山廬山lu2 shan1
Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi; Mt Lushan in Jiujiang, famous as summer holiday spot
庐山区廬山區lu2 shan1 qu1
Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi
庐阳廬陽lu2 yang2
Luyang district of Hefei city 合肥市, Anhui
庐阳区廬陽區lu2 yang2 qu1
Luyang district of Hefei city 合肥市, Anhui
茅庐茅廬mao2 lu2
thatched cottage
穹庐穹廬qiong2 lu2
yurt (round tent)
三顾茅庐三顧茅廬san1 gu4 mao2 lu2
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
桐庐桐廬tong2 lu2
Tonglu county in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang
桐庐县桐廬縣tong2 lu2 xian4
Tonglu county in Hangzhou 杭州, Zhejiang
蜗庐蝸廬wo1 lu2
snail's hut; fig. humble abode; my little hut
吴王阖庐吳王闔廬wu2 wang2 he2 lu2
King Helu of Wu (-496 BC, reigned 514-496 BC); also called 吳王闔閭|吴王阖闾