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愚昧落后 — “Ignorant and backward”

愚昧落后 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Ignorant and backward”. Lacking education, knowledge, and failing to keep up with the times or progress. Literally, “ignorant and backward”.

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愚昧落后 Pronunciation and Pinyin

愚昧落后 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
愚
yú13foolish, stupid, ignorant
昧
mèi9dim, obscure, ignorant
落
luò12fall, drop, settle, decline
后
hòu6after, behind, empress

Example Sentence with 愚昧落后

如果人们不努力学习新知识,就有可能陷入愚昧落后的境地。
If people do not strive to learn new knowledge, they might fall into an ignorant and backward state.

Idioms Related to 愚昧落后

More idioms starting with 愚

  • yú愚bù不kě可jí及incurably stupid
  • yú愚gōng公yí移shān山persistent and resolute in achieving a goal
  • yú愚fū夫sú俗zi子ignorant and common people
  • yú愚fū夫yú愚fù妇uneducated common folk
  • yú愚fū夫chǔn蠢fù妇ignorant and foolish common folk
  • yú愚wàng妄wú无zhī知ignorant and foolish
  • yú愚nòng弄rén人mín民to fool the people
  • yú愚gàng戆yǔ窳duò惰foolish, dull, and lazy
  • yú愚mèi昧wú无zhī知ignorant and foolish
  • yú愚mín民zhèng政cè策policy to keep people ignorant
  • yú愚méi眉ròu肉yǎn眼unperceptive mundane view
  • yú愚zhě者qiān千lǜ虑,,yì亦yǒu有yī一dé得Even a fool's thoughts may have some merit

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Questions about 愚昧落后

What does 愚昧落后 mean?

愚昧落后 (yú mèi luò hòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Ignorant and backward”.

How do you pronounce 愚昧落后?

愚昧落后 is pronounced yú mèi luò hòu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 愚昧落后 literally mean?

Literally, 愚昧落后 means “ignorant and backward”. It is used to mean “Ignorant and backward”.

What is the Chinese definition of 愚昧落后?

愚蠢而不明事理,跟不上形势等

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