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井底の蛙
Hiragana
せいていのかわず
Phrase
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
視野や経験が狭く、広い世界や他者の価値観を知らない人をたとえる表現。井戸の底のカエルは小さな空しか知らない、という故事に由来する。
Easy Japanese Meaning
せかいをよく知らず、じぶんのせまいけいけんだけで考えるひとをたとえていうことば
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
见识浅薄的人 / 眼界狭隘的人 / 阅历有限的人
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
見識淺薄的人 / 眼界狹隘的人 / 目光短淺的人
Korean Meaning
견문이 좁은 사람 / 세상 물정을 모르는 사람 / 시야가 좁은 사람
Vietnamese Meaning
người có tầm nhìn hạn hẹp / người ít trải nghiệm, hiểu biết nông cạn / ‘ếch ngồi đáy giếng’ (ẩn dụ cho sự thiển cận)
Tagalog Meaning
taong makitid ang pananaw / taong limitado ang karanasan / taong kulang sa kaalaman sa mundo
Sense（1）
a person of very limited outlook and experience
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井底の蛙
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He is a frog in a well, not understanding how vast the world is.
He is a frog in a well, not understanding how vast the world is.
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彼は井底の蛙で、世界がどれほど広いか理解していない。
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