wàngrén

妄人

Word · Noun

ignorant and reckless person; fool

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

an ignorant and reckless person; a fool who acts rashly without knowledge

literary

Literary term often used in written Chinese to criticize someone who acts foolishly or makes bold claims without proper understanding. Carries a negative connotation.

Tā他
zhēn真
shì是
gè个
wàng妄
rén人
 ,
shén什
me么
dōu都
bù不
dǒng懂
hái还
gǎn敢
luàn乱
fā发
biǎo表
yì意
jiàn见
 。

He is truly an ignorant fool, daring to voice opinions on things he knows nothing about.

Gǔ古
rén人
gào告
jiè诫
wǒ我
men们
yào要
yuǎn远
lí离
wàng妄
rén人
 ,
yǐ以
miǎn免
shòu受
qí其
gǔ蛊
huò惑
 。

The ancients warned us to stay away from reckless fools to avoid being misled by them.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
wàng妄
rén人
bù不
kě可
yǔ与
zhī之
shēn深
jiāo交
 。

One should not form close friendships with such ignorant and rash people.