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)
拾人牙慧
shí rén yá huì
1 to pick up what others say (idiom); to pass off other people's opinions as one's own
2 to parrot
蒙在鼓里
méng zài gǔ lǐ
1 lit. kept inside a drum (idiom)
2 fig. completely in the dark
秀外慧中
xiù wài huì zhōng
1 good-looking and intelligent (idiom)
蒙昧无知
méng mèi wú zhī
1 benighted (idiom)
2 ignorant
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