Sam-go-cho-ryeo

三

석 삼

顧

돌아볼 고

草

풀 초

廬

오두막 려

Character by character

Meaning

Three visits to the thatched hut — courting talent with real effort.

Origin

From Zhuge Liang's memorial, where he records that Liu Bei came to his cottage three times.

How it is used

Used of the trouble one takes to bring the right person on board.

Hanja三顧草廬

Simplified三顾草庐

Korean reading삼고초려

Pinyinsān gù cǎo lú

Frequently asked questions

Q. What does Sam-go-cho-ryeo mean?

三顧草廬 · Three visits to the thatched hut — courting talent with real effort.

Q. Where does Sam-go-cho-ryeo come from?

From Zhuge Liang's memorial, where he records that Liu Bei came to his cottage three times.

Q. How is Sam-go-cho-ryeo used?

Used of the trouble one takes to bring the right person on board.

Idioms in the same group

管鮑之交 Gwan-po-ji-gyoThe friendship of Guan Zhong and Bao Shuya — friends who truly know each other.竹馬故友 Juk-ma-go-uAn old friend from bamboo-horse days — someone you grew up with.百年偕老 Baeng-nyeon-hae-roGrowing old together for a hundred years.同苦同樂 Dong-go-dong-nakSharing the hardship and the joy alike.人之常情 In-ji-sang-jeongThe ordinary feeling any human being would have.類類相從 Yu-yu-sang-jongLike follows like — similar people gather together.

The idioms used in Korea mix phrases from the Chinese classics with ones coined in Korea. Where an expression is not used in China, the entry says so.