Lǚ Méng niánqīng shí bú ài dúshū, hòulái zài Sūn Quán de quànshuō xià kāishǐ rènzhēn xuéxí.
Lü Meng didn't care for books when he was young, but later began to study seriously at Sun Quan's urging.
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culture
When 鲁肃 met him again and found him learned, he said Lü Meng was no longer 吴下阿蒙, 'plain old Meng of Wu'. Lü Meng answered 士别三日，即更刮目相待: 'a scholar parted from you for three days must be looked at with new eyes', the origin of 刮目相看.
history
In 219 he hid his soldiers in boats rowed by men dressed as merchants, surprised 关羽's riverside watch posts and took Jing Province. Guan Yu was captured and killed, and Lü Meng died of illness soon after.
