1 Di Renjie (607-700), Tang dynasty politician, prime minister under Wu Zetian, subsequently hero of legends
2 master sleuth Judge Dee, aka Chinese Sherlock Holmes, in novel Three murder cases solved by Judge Dee 狄公案[Dí gōng àn] translated by Dutch sinologist R.H. van Gulik 高羅珮|高罗佩[Gāo Luó pèi]
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)