"蒙昧" meaning in Chinese

See 蒙昧 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /mɤŋ³⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mʊŋ²¹ muːi̯²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /bɔŋ¹³⁻²² bi²²/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bi⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bi²²/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² muĩ⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bue²²/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /bɔŋ¹³⁻²² mãi²²/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /mɤŋ³⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/, /mʊŋ²¹ muːi̯²²/, /bɔŋ¹³⁻²² bi²²/, /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bi⁴¹/, /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bi²²/, /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² muĩ⁴¹/, /bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bue²²/, /bɔŋ¹³⁻²² mãi²²/ Chinese transliterations: méngmèi [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄇㄥˊ ㄇㄟˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mung⁴ mui⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bông-bī, bông-mūi, bông-bōe, bông-māi, méngmèi [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], méngmèi [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], mêng²-mei⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], méng-mèi [Mandarin, Yale], mengmey [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], мэнмэй [Mandarin, Palladius], mɛnmɛj [Mandarin, Palladius], mùhng muih [Cantonese, Yale], mung⁴ mui⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], mung⁴ mui⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], bông-bī [Hokkien, POJ], bông-bī [Hokkien, Tai-lo], bongbi [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], bông-mūi [Hokkien, POJ], bông-muī [Hokkien, Tai-lo], bongmui [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], bông-bōe [Hokkien, POJ], bông-buē [Hokkien, Tai-lo], bongboe [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], bông-māi [Hokkien, POJ], bông-māi [Hokkien, Tai-lo], bongmai [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: *矇昧, *瞢昧
Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 蒙昧
  1. ignorant; devoid of sense; benighted
    Sense id: en-蒙昧-zh-adj-Dl8HN-pr Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
  2. uncultured; uncivilised; barbaric
    Sense id: en-蒙昧-zh-adj-aUxV9swp Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 蒙昧主義 (méngmèizhǔyì), 蒙昧主义 (méngmèizhǔyì)
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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "méngmèizhǔyì",
      "word": "蒙昧主義"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "méngmèizhǔyì",
      "word": "蒙昧主义"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "*矇昧"
    },
    {
      "form": "*瞢昧"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "蒙昧",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        "ignorant; devoid of sense; benighted"
      ],
      "id": "en-蒙昧-zh-adj-Dl8HN-pr",
      "links": [
        [
          "ignorant",
          "ignorant"
        ],
        [
          "devoid",
          "devoid"
        ],
        [
          "sense",
          "sense"
        ],
        [
          "benighted",
          "benighted"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "uncultured; uncivilised; barbaric"
      ],
      "id": "en-蒙昧-zh-adj-aUxV9swp",
      "links": [
        [
          "uncultured",
          "uncultured"
        ],
        [
          "uncivilised",
          "uncivilised"
        ],
        [
          "barbaric",
          "barbaric"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "méngmèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄥˊ ㄇㄟˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mung⁴ mui⁶"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "bông-bī"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "bông-mūi"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "bông-bōe"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "bông-māi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "méngmèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "méngmèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mêng²-mei⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "méng-mèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mengmey"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "мэнмэй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mɛnmɛj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɤŋ³⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mùhng muih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mung⁴ mui⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mung⁴ mui⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mʊŋ²¹ muːi̯²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bông-bī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bông-bī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bongbi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ¹³⁻²² bi²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bi⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bi²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bông-mūi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bông-muī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bongmui"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² muĩ⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bông-bōe"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bông-buē"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bongboe"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bue²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bông-māi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bông-māi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bongmai"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ¹³⁻²² mãi²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "/ bông-mūi /"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɤŋ³⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mʊŋ²¹ muːi̯²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ¹³⁻²² bi²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bi⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bi²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² muĩ⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bue²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ¹³⁻²² mãi²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "蒙昧"
}
{
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    "Chinese adjectives",
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 昧",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 蒙",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "méngmèizhǔyì",
      "word": "蒙昧主義"
    },
    {
      "roman": "méngmèizhǔyì",
      "word": "蒙昧主义"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "*矇昧"
    },
    {
      "form": "*瞢昧"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "ignorant; devoid of sense; benighted"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ignorant",
          "ignorant"
        ],
        [
          "devoid",
          "devoid"
        ],
        [
          "sense",
          "sense"
        ],
        [
          "benighted",
          "benighted"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "uncultured; uncivilised; barbaric"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "uncultured",
          "uncultured"
        ],
        [
          "uncivilised",
          "uncivilised"
        ],
        [
          "barbaric",
          "barbaric"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "méngmèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄥˊ ㄇㄟˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mung⁴ mui⁶"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "bông-bī"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "bông-mūi"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "bông-bōe"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "bông-māi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "méngmèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "méngmèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mêng²-mei⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "méng-mèi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mengmey"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "мэнмэй"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mɛnmɛj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɤŋ³⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mùhng muih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mung⁴ mui⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mung⁴ mui⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mʊŋ²¹ muːi̯²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bông-bī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bông-bī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bongbi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ¹³⁻²² bi²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bi⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bi²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bông-mūi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bông-muī"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bongmui"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² muĩ⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bông-bōe"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bông-buē"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bongboe"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bue²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bông-māi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bông-māi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bongmai"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ¹³⁻²² mãi²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "/ bông-mūi /"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɤŋ³⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mʊŋ²¹ muːi̯²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ¹³⁻²² bi²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bi⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bi²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² muĩ⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ²⁴⁻²² bue²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔŋ¹³⁻²² mãi²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "蒙昧"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 蒙昧 meaning in Chinese (3.4kB)

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