ignorant; unenlightened; benighted
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Meanings
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ignorant; unenlightened; benighted; lacking knowledge or wisdom
literaryA literary term used to describe a state of ignorance, often implying a lack of education or enlightenment. Typically used in written Chinese rather than everyday speech.
Ruò若
rén人
cháng长
qī期
chǔ处
yú于
kōng倥
tóng侗
zhī之
jìng境
，
bù不
sī思
jìn进
qǔ取
，
zhōng终
nán难
yǒu有
suǒ所
chéng成
jiù就
。
If a person remains in a state of ignorance for a long time without striving for progress, they will ultimately achieve nothing.
Tā他
suī虽
dú读
guò过
jǐ几
nián年
shū书
，
sī思
xiǎng想
què却
réng仍
kōng倥
tóng侗
rú如
yě野
rén人
。
Although he studied for a few years, his thinking remains as ignorant as that of a savage.
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Kōng倥
tóng侗
yú愚
méng蒙
zhī之
bèi辈
，
wǎng往
wǎng往
zuì最
róng容
yì易
bèi被
xié邪
shuō说
suǒ所
mí迷
huò惑
。
Those who are benighted and foolish are often the most easily deceived by heresies.