pīnyīn
pin1yin1
ㄓㄨㄧㄣ
simplified
traditional
庐
廬
lu2
hut
strokes
19
radical
strokes after radical
16
不识庐山真面目
不識廬山真面目
bu4 shi4 lu2 shan1 zhen1 mian4 mu4
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