井底之蛙

jǐngdǐzhīwā
idiom #37,259

Meanings

  1. 1 a frog at the bottom of a well
  2. 2 a person of narrow outlook

Examples

Bùyào zuò jǐngdǐzhīwā, duō chūqù kànkan shìjiè.
Do not be a frog at the bottom of a well — go out and see the world.
Tā cóng méi líkāi guò jiāxiāng, zhēn shì jǐngdǐzhīwā.
He has never left his hometown — truly a frog in a well.

Tips

history
From 《庄子·》: a frog at the bottom of a well cannot be told about the ocean, because it is bound by its narrow space. Zhuangzi's image for limited perspective.

Stroke Order

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