井底之蛙 (jǐng dǐ zhī wā) — a person of limited outlook and experience; someone with a narrow worldview
Definition
A chengyu from the Zhuangzi: literally 'a frog at the bottom of a well'. Used to call someone narrow-minded — they know only their small world and assume it's all there is.
phrase
a person of limited outlook and experiencesomeone with a narrow worldview
Examples
- ，井底之蛙。Tā zǒng jué de zì jǐ zuì cōng ming, qí shí bú guò shì zhī jǐng dǐ zhī wā.He always thinks he's the smartest, but actually he's just a frog at the bottom of a well.
- ，井底之蛙。Dú le zhè běn shū, wǒ cái yì shí dào zì jǐ yǐ qián zhēn shì jǐng dǐ zhī wā.After reading this book, I realized I had really been a frog at the bottom of a well before.
- ，井底之蛙。Duō hé bù tóng de rén jiāo liú, cái néng bì miǎn chéng wéi jǐng dǐ zhī wā.Only by communicating with different people can you avoid becoming a frog at the bottom of a well.
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