孤陋寡闻 (gū lòu guǎ wén) — ignorant and inexperienced; ill-informed and narrow-minded
Definition
A written chengyu meaning 'ignorant and ill-informed' — usually self-deprecating ('I really am ignorant') or a polite way to admit limited knowledge. Strongly negative; do not use to describe others carelessly.
phrase
ignorant and inexperiencedill-informed and narrow-minded
Examples
- ，孤陋寡闻。Tā cóng xiǎo zài nóng cūn zhǎng dà, duì chéng shì shēng huó gū lòu guǎ wén.He grew up in the countryside, so he is ignorant about city life.
- ，孤陋寡闻。Duō dú diǎn shū, bú yào ràng bié rén jué de nǐ gū lòu guǎ wén.Read more books; don't let others think you are ill-informed.
- 孤陋寡闻，。Wǒ zhēn shì gū lòu guǎ wén, lián zhè ge cháng shí dōu bù zhī dào.I am truly ignorant — I didn't even know this common knowledge.
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