Meaning of 孤陋寡闻
孤陋寡闻 means ignorant and ill-informed; narrow-minded and ill-read. Pronounced gū lòu guǎ wén. HSK 7-9.
- ignorant and ill-informed; narrow-minded and ill-read
Definitions & Examples
Guān关
yú于
zhè这
ge个
lǐng领
yù域
，
wǒ我
shí实
zài在
gū孤
lòu陋
guǎ寡
wén闻
，
hái还
qǐng请
cì赐
jiào教
。
I am truly ignorant about this field; please enlighten me.
Tā他
zhěng整
rì日
mái埋
tóu头
kǔ苦
dú读
，
duì对
wài外
jiè界
de的
shì事
gū孤
lòu陋
guǎ寡
wén闻
。
He buries himself in books all day and knows little about the outside world.
Zhè这
běn本
dì地
zhì质
zá杂
zhì志
ràng让
wǒ我
zhè这
ge个
mén门
wài外
hàn汉
bù不
zài再
gū孤
lòu陋
guǎ寡
wén闻
。
This geology magazine keeps a layman like me from being ignorant.
Méi没
xiǎng想
dào到
hái还
yǒu有
zhè这
zhǒng种
xí习
sú俗
，
zhēn真
shì是
gū孤
lòu陋
guǎ寡
wén闻
le了
。
I didn't know such a custom existed; I've really shown my ignorance.
Yī一
ge个
lǐng领
dǎo导
zhě者
bù不
yīng应
gū孤
lòu陋
guǎ寡
wén闻
，
ér而
yào要
bó博
wén闻
qiáng强
zhì识
。
A leader should not be ignorant and ill-informed, but should be knowledgeable and have a retentive memory.