孤陋寡闻

gū lòu guǎ wén

ill-informed (often said of yourself)

Character by character

孤gū
lonely

陋lòu
shallow

寡guǎ
little

闻wén
heard

恕我孤陋寡闻，这个词是什么意思？

Forgive my ignorance, but what does this word mean?

Tone: negative (criticism).

Mostly self-deprecating: 恕我孤陋寡闻.

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