1 as a lotus flower breaking the surface (idiom); surpassingly beautiful (of young lady's face or old gentleman's calligraphy)
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
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)
芙蓉出水
fú róng chū shuǐ
1 lit. lotus rises from the water (idiom); fig. to blossom (of poem or art)
阿谀奉承
ē yú fèng chéng
1 flattering and fawning (idiom)
2 sweet-talking
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