坐井观天 (zuò jǐng guān tiān) — to have tunnel vision; to be narrow-minded and ignorant due to limited experience
Definition
An idiom: literally 'sit in a well and look at the sky.' It mocks someone whose narrow experience makes them think they know everything — i.e., being ignorant and small-minded from limited perspective.
idiom
to have tunnel visionto be narrow-minded and ignorant due to limited experience
Examples
- ，坐井观天。Tā zǒng yǐ wéi zì jǐ shì duì de, zhēn shì zuò jǐng guān tiān.He always thinks he's right — truly a case of sitting in a well and looking at the sky.
- ，坐井观天。Rú guǒ bú qù liǎo jiě shì jiè, jiù huì xiàng zuò jǐng guān tiān yí yàng kě xiào.If you don't learn about the world, you'll be as ridiculous as someone sitting in a well and looking at the sky.
- ，坐井观天。Zhè jiā gōng sī zhī guān zhù běn dì shì chǎng, wèi miǎn zuò jǐng guān tiān le.This company only focuses on the local market — that's rather narrow-minded.
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