井底之蛙

jǐng dǐ zhī wā

Dictionary entry

(lit.) a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom)

What does 井底之蛙 mean?

井底之蛙 (jǐng dǐ zhī wā) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(lit.) a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom)

2(fig.) a person of limited outlook and experience

Character breakdown

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井JǐngJing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy · surname Jing 底de(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 蛙wāfrog · CL:隻|只[zhi1]

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井底之蛙

jǐng dǐ zhī wā

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