吳下阿蒙

简 吴下阿蒙 · 繁 吳下阿蒙
Mandarin · pinyin Wú xià ā Méng

Meanings

  1. General Lü Meng 呂蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
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吳
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下
xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
阿
ā · prefix for people's names; used in transliteration
蒙
méng · cover; ignorant; suffer; Mongolia; hexagram ䷃
吴
wú · name of warring state; surname
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2–4–1–2 · Wu2 xia4 a1 Meng2

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ng4 haa6 aa3 mung4

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  1. (idiomatic) ignorant person; person who has meagre and superficial knowledge

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吳下阿蒙 · Wu2 xia4 a1 Meng2
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Exact source record吳下阿蒙 吴下阿蒙 [Wu2 xia4 a1 Meng2] /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)/