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蒙昧无知

méng mèi wú zhīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
benighted (idiom) / ignorant
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-c374a770457f0f9c. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

蒙昧無知 蒙昧无知 [meng2 mei4 wu2 zhi1] /benighted (idiom)/ignorant/

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Other forms in these source records: 蒙昧無知

  • 蒙
    méng

    (literary) sincere / honest / genuine / drizzle / mist / blind / dim-sighted / to cover / ignorant / to suffer (misfortune) / to receive (a favor) / to cheat

    mēng

    to deceive / to cheat / to hoodwink / to make a wild guess / (knocked) unconscious / dazed / stunned

    Méng

    surname Meng

    Měng

    Mongol ethnic group / abbr. for Mongolia 蒙古國|蒙古国[Měng gǔ guó] / Taiwan pr. [Méng]

  • 昧
    mèi

    to conceal / dark

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

    not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

  • 知
    zhī

    to know / to be aware

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.