吴下阿蒙 wú xià ā méng

once-ignorant person now much improved

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
吴 wú
surname Wu
下 xià HSK 1
down; below; to go down
阿 ā HSK 3
prefix before names; sound in loanwords
蒙 méng HSK 6
to cover; to cheat; ignorant