愚昧

Chinese

stupid conceal; dark
trad. (愚昧) 愚 昧
simp. #(愚昧) 愚 昧

Pronunciation

Adjective

愚昧

  1. ignorant; benighted
    一個愚昧的人總以為自己是對的。 [MSC, trad.]
    一个愚昧的人总以为自己是对的。 [MSC, simp.]
    Yīge yúmèi de rén zǒng yǐwèi zìjǐ shì duì de. [Pinyin]
    Ignorant people always believe they are right.
    消除愚昧  ―  xiāochú yúmèi  ―  to eliminate ignorance

Synonyms

Verb

愚昧

  1. to keep ignorant; to keep in the dark
    愚昧百姓  ―  yúmèi bǎixìng  ―  to keep the common people in the dark

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (愚昧):
  • → Japanese: 愚(ぐ)昧(まい) (gumai)
  • → Korean: 우매(愚昧) (umae)
  • → Vietnamese: ngu muội (愚昧)

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
愚 昧
ぐ
Grade: S 		まい
Grade: S
goon

Adjective

愚(ぐ)昧(まい) • (gumai) -na (adnominal 愚(ぐ)昧(まい)な (gumai na), adverbial 愚(ぐ)昧(まい)に (gumai ni))

  1. ignorant; benighted
    • 1905, Natsume Sōseki, 吾輩は猫である [I Am a Cat]‎[1]:
      吾輩(わがはい)の水彩画(すいさいが)のごときはかかない方(ほう)がましであると同(おな)じように、愚昧(ぐまい)なる通人(つうじん)よりも山出(やまだ)しの大野暮(おおやぼ)の方(ほう)が遥(はる)かに上等(じょうとう)だ。
      Wagahai no suisaiga no gotoki wa kakanai hō ga mashi de aru to onaji yō ni, gumai naru tsūjin yori mo yamadashi no ōyabo no hō ga haruka ni jōtō da.
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Noun

愚(ぐ)昧(まい) • (gumai) 

  1. ignorance, foolishness

Synonyms

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