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)
单丝不成线，独木不成林
dān sī bù chéng xiàn , dú mù bù chéng lín
1 one strand does not make a thread, one tree does not make a forest (idiom)
大错特错
dà cuò tè cuò
1 to be gravely mistaken (idiom)
封沙育林
fēng shā yù lín
1 to plant trees in order to stabilize sand (idiom)
杞梓之林
Qǐ zǐ zhī lín
1 forest of wolfberry and catalpa (Lycium chinense and Catalpa ovata, idiom); fig. great quantity of talent
林子大了，什么鸟都有
lín zi dà le , shén me niǎo dōu yǒu
1 it takes all sorts (to make a world) (idiom)
独木不成林
dú mù bù chéng lín
1 a lone tree does not make a forest (idiom)
2 one cannot accomplish much on one's own
磨刀霍霍
mó dāo huò huò
1 lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom)
2 fig. to prepare to attack
3 to be getting ready for battle
言谈林薮
yán tán lín sǒu
1 articulate in speech (idiom)
2 eloquent
酒池肉林
jiǔ chí ròu lín
1 lakes of wine and forests of meat (idiom); debauchery
2 sumptuous entertainment
阿谀奉承
ē yú fèng chéng
1 flattering and fawning (idiom)
2 sweet-talking
霍然而愈
huò rán ér yù
1 to recover speedily (idiom); to get better quickly