愚昧

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yúmèi

(Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄇㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ mui⁶
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): gû-bī / gû-māi

(Teochew, Peng'im): ngo⁵ muê⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yúmèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄇㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yumey
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yúmèi
  - IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁴ mui⁶
  - Yale: yùh muih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ mui⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ mui⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ muːy̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gû-bī
  - Tâi-lô: gû-bī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gu'bi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gu²⁴⁻²² bi²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gu²⁴⁻²² bi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gû-māi
  - Tâi-lô: gû-māi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gumai
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gu¹³⁻²² mãɪ²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ngo⁵ muê⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngô muĕ
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋo⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mue³⁵/

Adjective

愚昧

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.

Noun

愚昧

ignorance
消除愚昧 ― xiāochú yúmèi ― to eliminate ignorance

Verb

愚昧

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

See also

愚蠢 (yúchǔn)

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