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蒙昧無知

简蒙昧无知 · 繁蒙昧無知

Mandarin · pinyin méng mèi wú zhī

benighted (idiom)
ignorant

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蒙: méng · cover; ignorant; suffer; Mongolia; hexagram ䷃
昧: mèi · obscure, dark; darken
無: Look up this written character
知: zhī · know, perceive, comprehend
无: wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71

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2–4–2–1 · meng2 mei4 wu2 zhi1

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mung4 mui6 mou4 zi1

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