茅屋
máo wū
Pinyin

Definition

茅屋
 - 
máo wū
  1. thatched cottage

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

屋
wū
  1. 1 house
  2. 2 room
  3. 3 CL:間|间[jiān],個|个[gè]
屋顶
wū dǐng
  1. 1 roof
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
初出茅庐
chū chū máo lú
  1. 1 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
  2. 2 young and inexperienced
  3. 3 novice
  4. 4 greenhorn
同屋
tóng wū
  1. 1 roommate
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
咖啡屋
kā fēi wū
  1. 1 coffee house
  2. 2 café
  3. 3 CL:家[jiā]
小屋
xiǎo wū
  1. 1 cabin
  2. 2 lodge
  3. 3 cottage
  4. 4 chalet
  5. 5 hut
  6. 6 shed
屋外
wū wài
  1. 1 outside the room
屋子
wū zi
  1. 1 house
  2. 2 room
  3. 3 CL:間|间[jiān]
屋檐
wū yán
  1. 1 eaves
  2. 2 roof (i.e. home)
房屋
fáng wū
  1. 1 house
  2. 2 building
  3. 3 CL:所[suǒ],套[tào]
新屋
Xīn wū
  1. 1 Xinwu or Hsinwu township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[Táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan
茅台
Máo tái
  1. 1 Maotai town in Renhuai county, Guizhou
  2. 2 Maotai liquor 茅臺酒|茅台酒
茅台酒
máo tái jiǔ
  1. 1 maotai (a Chinese liquor)
  2. 2 CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng]
鬼屋
guǐ wū
  1. 1 haunted house
三顾茅庐
sān gù máo lú
  1. 1 lit. three humble visits to a thatched cottage
  2. 2 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
伯恩茅斯
Bó ēn máo sī
  1. 1 Bournemouth, UK
前茅
qián máo
  1. 1 forward patrol (military) (old)
  2. 2 (fig.) the top ranks
名列前茅
míng liè qián máo
  1. 1 to rank among the best
名古屋
Míng gǔ wū
  1. 1 Nagoya, city in Japan
圆屋顶
yuán wū dǐng
  1. 1 dome

Idioms (11)

仰屋著书
yǎng wū zhù shū
  1. 1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
初出茅庐
chū chū máo lú
  1. 1 venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
  2. 2 young and inexperienced
  3. 3 novice
  4. 4 greenhorn
土阶茅屋
tǔ jiē máo wū
  1. 1 lit. earthen steps and a small cottage
  2. 2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
土阶茅茨
tǔ jiē máo cí
  1. 1 lit. earthen steps and a thatched hut
  2. 2 frugal living conditions (idiom)
屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ
  1. 1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ
  1. 1 when it rains, it pours (idiom)
爱屋及乌
ài wū jí wū
  1. 1 lit. love the house and its crow (idiom); involvement with sb and everyone connected
  2. 2 Love me, love my dog.
拔茅连茹
bá máo lián rú
  1. 1 lit. pull up a plant and the roots follow (idiom); fig. also involving others
  2. 2 inextricably tangled together
  3. 3 Invite one and he'll tell all his friends.
茅塞顿开
máo sè dùn kāi
  1. 1 murky darkness suddenly opens (idiom); a sudden flash of insight and all is clear
华屋丘墟
huá wū qiū xū
  1. 1 magnificent building reduced to a mound of rubble (idiom); fig. all one's plans in ruins
金屋藏娇
jīn wū cáng jiāo
  1. 1 a golden house to keep one's mistress (idiom); a magnificent house built for a beloved woman

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