井蛙之見
简 井蛙之见 · 繁 井蛙之見Meanings
- the view of a frog in a well (idiom); fig. a narrow view
Characters in this entry
- 井
- jǐng · well, mine shaft, pit; surname; 22nd lunar mansion, determinative star μ Geminorum (Tejat); hexagram ䷯
- 蛙
- wā · frog
- 之
- zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
- 見
- jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive; Kangxi radical 147
- 见
- jiàn · see, observe, behold; perceive
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Mandarin tones
3–1–1–4 · jing3 wa1 zhi1 jian4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
zeng2 waa1 zi1 gin3
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phrase
- (idiomatic) shallow and parochial outlook
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