孤陋寡闻 gū lòu guǎ wén

DEFINITIONS

  1. ignorant and inexperienced
  2. ill-informed and narrow-minded

CHARACTERS

孤 gū orphan, fatherless; solitary
陋 lòu narrow; crude, coarse; ugly
寡 guǎ widowed; alone, friendless
闻 wén hear; smell; make known; news