孤陋寡闻 / 孤陋寡聞

gū​lòu​guǎ​wén

ignorant and ill-informed

Literally having little learning and few experiences; used to describe someone who is ignorant, narrow-minded, or has very limited knowledge of the world.

孤 (literal) → 孤 · gū · solitary 陋 (literal) → 陋 · lòu · ignorant 寡 (literal) → 寡 · guǎ · few 闻 (literal) → 闻/聞 · wén · knowledge

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM