ill-informed; having little knowledge
Humble expression used to modestly admit one's own lack of knowledge or awareness, often in the set phrase 寡聞にして (to my limited knowledge).
To my limited knowledge, I was not aware of that matter.
I have never heard of it, being ill-informed as I am.
shallow learning and limited information; ignorant and ill-informed
From 寡 (few, little) and 聞 (hear, learn), literally 'having heard little'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound follows classical Chinese patterns for humble self-reference.