孤陋寡聞

简 孤陋寡闻 · 繁 孤陋寡聞
Mandarin · pinyin gū lòu guǎ wén

Meanings

  1. ignorant and inexperienced
  2. ill-informed and narrow-minded
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孤
gū · orphan, fatherless; solitary
陋
lòu · narrow; crude, coarse; ugly
寡
guǎ · widowed; alone, friendless
聞
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闻
wén · hear; smell; make known; news
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1–4–3–2 · gu1 lou4 gua3 wen2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gu1 lau6 gwaa2 man4

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gu1 lau6 gwaa2 man4

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  1. (idiomatic) ignorant and ill-informed

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