wú​xià'ā​méng

ignorant person

吴下阿蒙 吳下阿蒙 wú​xià'ā​méng
ignorant person
(idiom) A person of shallow knowledge or lack of learning; often used to describe someone who has remained uneducated despite expectations of progress
model of self-improvement
(idiom) A person who rises from an unlettered background to become a scholar through diligent study, referring to the transformation of General 吕蒙 lǚ​méng of the state of Wu

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