Definition & Meaning

ignorant and ill-informed; (of a person) receive very little intelligence about the world outside

Word usage

gū lòu guǎ wén

孤 陋 寡 闻

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derogignorant and ill-informed; (of a person) receive very little intelligence about the world outside
- qǐng yuán liàng wǒ gū lòu guǎ wén nǐ shuō de dào dǐ shì shén me
  请原谅我孤陋寡闻，你说的到底是什么？
  Forgive my ignorance, but what exactly are you talking about?
synonym
yī zhī bàn jiě一知半解 qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ浅尝辄止 jǐng dǐ zhī wā井底之蛙 shǎo jiàn duō guài少见多怪 zuò jǐng guān tiān坐井观天 cái shū xué qiǎn才疏学浅 yī kǒng zhī jiàn一孔之见 mù guāng rú dòu目光如豆 shǔ quǎn fèi rì蜀犬吠日 qiǎn jiàn guǎ wén浅见寡闻 jǐng wā zhī jiàn井蛙之见 guǎ wén shǎo jiàn寡闻少见 guǎ jiàn shǎo wén寡见少闻 chán bù zhī xuě蝉不知雪 qiǎn jiàn guǎ shí浅见寡识
antonym
bó dà jīng shēn博大精深 jiàn duō shí guǎng见多识广 bó xué duō cái博学多才 mǎn fù jīng lún满腹经纶 bó gǔ tōng jīn博古通今 bó xué duō wén博学多闻 bó wén qiáng jì博闻强记 bó wén qiáng zhì博闻强识

Word usage

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It can be used to criticize and accuse others. It can also be used to express self-humility.

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