吴下阿蒙

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)

surname Wu / area comprising southern Jiangsu, northern Zhejiang and Shanghai / name of states in Southern China at different historical periods

down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action

abbr. for Afghanistan 阿富汗[A1 fu4 han4]

prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity / used in transliteration / also pr. [a4]

flatter

(literary) to flatter; to curry favor with

Amun, deity in Egyptian mythology, also spelled Amon, Amoun, Amen, and rarely Imen

drizzle / mist

to deceive / to cheat / to hoodwink / to make a wild guess

blind / dim-sighted

Mongol ethnic group / abbr. for Mongolia 蒙古國|蒙古国[Meng3 gu3 guo2] / Taiwan pr. [Meng2]

(knocked) unconscious / dazed / stunned

to cover / ignorant / to suffer (misfortune) / to receive (a favor) / to cheat / used as surname