王猛

Wáng Měng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Wang Meng
2 prime minister of Former Qin under Fu Jian

About Wang Meng

325–375 · 政治家 politician

Chief minister of the Former Qin state under 苻坚, whose reforms helped it unite northern China. The idiom 扪虱而谈, talking state affairs while picking lice, comes from his meeting with the general Huan Wen.

Also called 景略

Characters

Examples

HSK 6

王猛是前秦时期最杰出的政治家之一。

Wáng Měng shì Qián Qín shíqī zuì jiéchū de zhèngzhìjiā zhīyī.

Wang Meng was one of the most outstanding statesmen of the Former Qin period.

HSK 7-9

苻坚重用王猛，使前秦一度强盛。

Fú Jiān zhòngyòng Wáng Měng, shǐ Qián Qín yídù qiángshèng.

Fu Jian's reliance on Wang Meng briefly made Former Qin powerful.

Tips

history

On his deathbed he begged 苻坚 not to attack the Eastern Jin. Fu Jian ignored him and was routed at the 淝水之战, the Battle of the Fei River, in 383.

culture

As a poor young man he sold dustpans for a living. Northerners compared him to 诸葛亮, and 苻坚 likened their first meeting to 刘备 finding Zhuge Liang.

Stroke Order

王 wáng

猛 měng

王猛