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)
求学无坦途
qiú xué wú tǎn tú
1 The path of learning can never be smooth.
2 There is no royal road to learning. (idiom)
蒙在鼓里
méng zài gǔ lǐ
1 lit. kept inside a drum (idiom)
2 fig. completely in the dark
胸怀坦荡
xiōng huái tǎn dàng
1 open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
2 ingenuous
3 openhearted
4 unselfish
5 magnanimous
6 broad-minded
蒙昧无知
méng mèi wú zhī
1 benighted (idiom)
2 ignorant
襟怀坦白
jīn huái tǎn bái
1 open and candid (idiom); not hiding anything
2 ingenuous
3 openhearted
4 unselfish
5 magnanimous
6 broad-minded
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