1 Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sūn Wǔ] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wǔ jīng Qī shū]
1 younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
名落孙山
míng luò Sūn Shān
1 lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sūn Shān] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
2 fig. to fail an exam
3 to fall behind (in a competition)
含饴弄孙
hán yí nòng sūn
1 lit. to play with one's grandchildren while eating candy (idiom)
2 fig. to enjoy a happy and leisurely old age
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)
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