坐井观天

Traditional: 坐井觀天

zuò jǐng guān tiān

Dictionary entry

lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded

What does 坐井观天 mean?

坐井观天 (zuò jǐng guān tiān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded

Character breakdown

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坐Zuòsurname Zuo 井JǐngJing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy · surname Jing 观Guànsurname Guan 天tiānday · sky

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坐井观天

zuò jǐng guān tiān

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