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)
吴越同舟
Wú Yuè tóng zhōu
1 Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals
2 to collaborate towards a common end
3 in the same boat together
吴头楚尾
Wú tóu Chǔ wěi
1 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
2 head-to-tail
3 one thing starts where the other leaves off
天低吴楚，眼空无物
tiān dī Wú Chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù
1 the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon