吴下阿蒙 — Chinese idiom
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
Traditional: 吳下阿蒙
Meaning
- General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu ; model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
Character by character
- 吴Wúone of several warring states; surname
- 下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
- 阿āan initial particle, a prefix used for names; used
- 蒙Méngto cover; to deceive; Mongolia
Idioms sharing a character
- 吴市吹箫 wú shì chuī xiāo
- 吴越同舟 Wú Yuè tóng zhōu
- 吴头楚尾 Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
- 三下两下 sān xià liǎng xià
- 上下其手 shàng xià qí shǒu
- 上行下效 shàng xíng xià xiào
- 不愧下学 bù kuì xià xué
- 世风日下 shì fēng rì xià
- 低首下心 dī shǒu xià xīn
- 兵临城下 bīng lín chéng xià
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