call on someone repeatedly to enlist his help , etc.(sān gù cǎo lú)

call on someone repeatedly to enlist his help , etc.

Sangu Maolu, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is s ā ng ù m á ol ú, which means the story of Liu Bei's visit to Zhuge Liang at the end of the Han Dynasty; it means sincere invitation. It's from chushibiao.

Idiom explanation

Gu: visit; thatched cottage: thatched cottage.

The origin of Idioms

Chu Shi Biao, written by Zhuge Liang in Shu Kingdom of the Three Kingdoms states: "the former emperors did not mean their ministers, they were indecent and wronged, they looked at their ministers in the thatched cottage three times."

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym] courteous and virtuous corporal [antonym] resisting others and being arrogant

Idiom usage

The verb object type is used as predicate and object, with commendatory meaning. I live in half a cottage, and no one else looks forward to the cottage. The first book of Jianfu stele by Ma Zhiyuan in Yuan Dynasty

Idiom story

The romance of the Three Kingdoms emphasizes the role of military advisers. The key to Cao Wei's success is to seek his subordinates like rain. Yuan Shao also had many counsellors, but if he could not use them, he would be defeated. Lu Bu had Chen Gong under him, but he often didn't listen to Chen Gong's advice at the critical moment, and finally died in baimenlou. However, the most obvious is the role of the military division in Liu Bei's work. Liu Bei was defeated many times and threw himself at Liu Biao to look at the door for others. Sima Hui said to him, "general Gayne can't be around." Sure enough, with Xu Shu and Zhuge Liang in the future, the situation would be very different. In the end, they could become the third party. Zhuge Liang was invited out by Liu Bei. Sangu is true, and it is also recorded in the official history. When Xu Shu saw the former master and his tools, he said, "ZHUGE Kongming, Wolong, the general, would you like to see it? The first lord said, "you are all here. "Shu said," you can see this man, and you can't bend him. The general should take care of it in vain. "Then the first Lord came to light, and he saw three times. Zhuge Liang later said in his exemplar: "the former Emperor didn't mean his ministers to be despicable. He wronged himself. He looked at his ministers three times in the thatched cottage and consulted them on the affairs of the time. He was grateful, so he allowed the former Emperor to drive them away." But why do we have to look at it three times? When we look at the romance of the Three Kingdoms, we always have the impression that Liu Bei went to Longzhong to ask Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Liang's high status and indifference made Liu Bei go a lot and made Guan Yu and Zhang Fei angry with his boss. Originally, Liu Bei's first visit to Longzhong from Badi, Xinye, showed his sincerity and gave him enough face. Zhuge Liang's normal practice is to pay a return visit to Xinye. That's not the case. At least give me a reply saying that I know you've been here and make an appointment for a date. But Zhuge Liang did not. Do you think he is really a long-time plough, lazy to deal with the world? Zhuge Liang's self comparison of wind music. Who are Guan Zhong and Leyi? They are all the people of peace. This shows that Zhuge Liang doesn't want to be Xu you and Chao Fu. If he wants to be a Gaoshi, he can learn from Guan Ning. In fact, working in Nanyang is just like Jiang Taigong waiting for opportunities in Weishui. However, this is negative. Although Zhuge Liang had some experience in the world affairs, he could not predict that he would work for Liu Bei in the future. On the one hand, Liu Bei was only an inconspicuous one among the numerous warlords at that time; on the other hand, Zhuge Liang did not know whether Liu Bei could see him. Here, some people will say: Zhuge Liang conveyed the message to Liu Bei through Sima Hui and others. What we can see is that Sima Hui only mentioned Wolong chicken to Liu Bei in general. It was Xu Shu who really told Liu Bei the name of Zhuge Liang, or when Xu Shu could no longer stay with Liu Bei. Lao Niu thought that although Zhuge Liang was waiting for the opportunity, he had no plan to serve Liu Bei before that. Xu Shu went to Longzhong to see Zhuge Liang after he left Liu Bei. He was scolded by Zhuge Liang and had no fun. But this is an important foreshadowing for Luo Guanzhong. Zhu Geliang now knows that Liu Bei has potential and is interested in himself. Liu Bei came as expected. For the first time, Zhuge Liang went out and didn't see him. Lao Niu thought that Zhuge Liang might not really be out of the door. He needs time to observe Liu Bei and to evaluate his ability. If you want to be Guan Zhong, you have to see if he is Duke Huan of Qi. Another and the most important reason is that when people come to you for an interview, it will take some time to prepare this paper. This paper is not only to satisfy the future master, but also to let the master rest assured to give you the power. It is not only to be employed at work, but also a program of action for the future master to achieve his personal ambition. We all know that Zhuge Liang is right in Longzhong. But has anyone ever thought that if Cao Cao, Sun Quan, or other forces come, Zhuge Liang can't take out Longzhong as well? Since Zhuge Liang knew that Liu Bei was going to invite him out of the mountain, he had to make a plan for him. Longzhong is not what Zhuge Liang had in the drawer, but what he decided to work for Liu Bei. To say the least, Zhuge Liang already had Longzhong's idea of this, so he had to update his intelligence and make relevant amendments. When Liu Bei went to Longzhong for the second time, he still didn't see Zhuge Liang. In the middle of winter, Zhang Fei has a lot of opinions. Why do you go out in such cold weather? But Zhuge Liang came out. Don't you think it's strange why he went out for a stroll in the cold? No, he's working on a plan. Maybe he's busy looking for information. Is it true to know three points before leaving the cottage? No, Longzhong is not the product of building a car behind closed doors. Zhuge Liang must spend a lot of effort to score three points. Let's look at it again. Later, Zhuge Liang explained to Liu Bei that Longzhong was in harmony with the times: he asked the boy to take out a painting shaft and hang it in the middle hall. He pointed to Xuande and said, "this is the picture of 54 states in Xichuan.". Why does Zhuge Liang have this picture? Zhuge Liang's home is not the National Library, it is impossible to keep the national mountain and river map, he has to do it himself to get the painting. The words "ask the boy to take it out" also tell the truth. If Zhuge Liang hadn't prepared for it, maybe if the boy wanted to take this scroll painting, he would have to ask: which scroll painting is it? Where is it? It takes a long time. This can only show that Zhuge Liang has done enough homework in order to cope with Liu Bei's interview and become Liu Bei's military adviser. Liu Bei showed great sincerity when he looked at the thatched cottage. Zhuge Liang showed great sincerity. This is normal. But Zhuge Liang didn't have the courage to tell the truth. Later, the sentence "don't seek to be known to the princes" appeared to be hypocritical and unnatural. Later Zhuge Liang went up to the later master and said, "the former Emperor did not use his ministers as despicable. He wronged himself. He looked at his ministers in the thatched cottage and consulted them about the affairs of the world. He was grateful, so he allowed the former Emperor to drive them away." Later, it uses the metaphor of "three visits to the grass house" to describe the sincere invitation to the talents.

Chinese PinYin : sān gù cǎo lú