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吳下阿蒙

简吴下阿蒙 · 繁吳下阿蒙

Mandarin · pinyin Wú xià ā Méng

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: Look up this written character
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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(idiomatic) ignorant person; person who has meagre and superficial knowledge

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