an ignorant person(wú xià ā méng)

an ignorant person

Wu xiaamung, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is w ú Xi à m é ng, which means to refer to people who have little knowledge. It comes from the annotation of Pei Songzhi in the chronicles of the Three Kingdoms · Wu Shu · biography of Lu Meng, quoting the biography of Jiang Biao.

The origin of Idioms

In the biography of Lu Meng in the history of the Three Kingdoms, Wu Shu, Pei Songzhi quoted the biography of Jiang Biao as saying, "I'm the eldest brother, but I have a martial ear. As for today's people, they have learned a lot, not to return to amung." Source 2: Sun Quan's persuasion in Volume 66 of Zizhitongjian, and Lu Su's discussion with Meng after seeking Yang, were shocked and said: "Qing's talent and strategy is not to return Wu to amung!" Meng said, "three days after parting, that is to say, I'm even more impressed. Why is it so late for you to see this?"

Idiom usage

To be formal; to be an object; to be derogatory. There are hyenas in Mawan, and in Dexiao there are Chongs. Mr. Tian you is a teacher, but he is called Jiayong. Ho ho! No. Xu HongZu's travel notes of Xu Xiake in Ming Dynasty

Idioms and allusions

During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan had a famous general named LV Meng. Because when I was a child, my family was poor, had no chance to go to school, and read very few books, so my knowledge was shallow and my knowledge was not wide. On one occasion, Sun Quan said to LV Meng and another general Jiang Qin, "your official positions are very important. You should read more books and increase your knowledge so that you can do your job well." After hearing this, Lu Meng said in embarrassment, "but I'm very busy with my work. I'm afraid I don't have time to read." Sun Quan listened and enlightened him, saying: "in those days, Emperor Hanwu of the Han Dynasty, no matter how busy his work was, would squeeze out some time every day to study. My work was also very busy, but as long as I had time, I would read some history books and military books, which was very helpful to my work. I hope you don't stop reading because of your work. Reading is a lifelong thing! " After listening to Sun Quan's words, LV Meng was greatly inspired. From then on, he began to seize the time to read. No matter how busy he was, he insisted on reading every day. Soon after, he read a lot of books, more than most people. Once, Lu Su and LV Meng, who were knowledgeable, discussed state affairs together. During the conversation, Lu Meng made full use of the knowledge he had learned in books. His words were very reasonable. Lu Su nodded and admired his knowledge. At the end of the conversation, Lu Su patted Lu Meng on the back and said with appreciation, "I thought you only had some military knowledge before. After talking with you, I realized that your knowledge was so profound, You are very insightful in all aspects. You are no longer the amung who was under Wu before! " Lu Meng said with a smile, "you are praising me! During this period of time, I just read some books and gained a little insight. There are still many deficiencies! Please give me more advice in the future! " After that, Lu Su often discussed state affairs with Lu Meng. He attached great importance to some of Lu Meng's suggestions, appreciated and admired Lu Meng's knowledge and talent. Later, when Sun Quan praised LV Meng once, he said, "how many people in the world can continue to study and improve themselves in old age like LV Meng? After a person has wealth, he should pay more attention to righteousness, study hard, and constantly strengthen his self-cultivation, instead of indulging in wealth. In this way, he is not easy to degenerate. Lu Meng's behavior is really our example

Chinese PinYin : wú xià ā méng