吳下阿蒙 wú xià ā méng

DEFINITIONS

  1. General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)

CHARACTERS

吳 wú one of warring states; surname
下 xià
HSK 1
under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
阿 ā
HSK 3
prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
蒙 méng
HSK 6
cover; ignorant; suffer; mongolia