孤陋寡闻 — “Shallow in knowledge and meager in information”
孤陋寡闻 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be ignorant and ill-informed due to limited knowledge and narrow experience”. Literally, “shallow in knowledge and meager in information”.
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孤陋寡闻 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 孤gū
- 陋lòu
- 寡guǎ
- 闻wén
孤陋寡闻 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 孤陋寡闻
他平时不爱读书，也不关注新闻，所以有些孤陋寡闻。
He usually doesn't enjoy reading and doesn't follow current events, so he's somewhat ignorant and ill-informed.
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Synonyms of 孤陋寡闻
Antonyms of 孤陋寡闻
More idioms starting with 孤
- gū孤yún云yě野hè鹤a carefree solitary recluse
- gū孤chóu俦guǎ寡pǐ匹lonely and without a companion or peer
- gū孤ào傲bù不qún群haughty and unsociable
- gū孤ér儿guǎ寡fu妇orphans and widows
- gū孤ér儿guǎ寡mǔ母vulnerable orphans and widows
- gū孤jūn军zuò作zhàn战fight alone without help
- gū孤jūn军fèn奋zhàn战fight alone and unsupported
- gū孤jūn军shēn深rù入advance alone into a vulnerable position
- gū孤jūn军dú独zhàn战fight a lone battle without support
- gū孤jūn军báo薄lǚ旅an isolated and weak force
- gū孤zǐ子guǎ寡fu妇Orphans and widows
- gū孤gū孤dān单dān单alone and without support
Questions about 孤陋寡闻
- What does 孤陋寡闻 mean?
- 孤陋寡闻 (gū lòu guǎ wén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be ignorant and ill-informed due to limited knowledge and narrow experience”.
- How do you pronounce 孤陋寡闻?
- 孤陋寡闻 is pronounced gū lòu guǎ wén in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 孤陋寡闻 literally mean?
- Literally, 孤陋寡闻 means “shallow in knowledge and meager in information”. It is used to mean “to be ignorant and ill-informed due to limited knowledge and narrow experience”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 孤陋寡闻?
- 陋：浅陋；寡：少。形容学识浅陋，见闻不广。