sān gù máo lú
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
chū chū máo lú
venturing from one's thatched hut for the first time (idiom)
young and inexperienced
novice
greenhorn
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