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愚昧

Mandarin · pinyin yú mèi

Meanings

  1. ignorant; uneducated
  2. ignorance
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愚
yú · stupid, doltish, foolish
昧
mèi · obscure, dark; darken
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2–4 · yu2 mei4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jyu4 mui6

Cantonese word readings for 愚昧. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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jyu4 mui6

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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adj

  1. ignorant; benighted

verb

  1. to keep ignorant; to keep in the dark

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