井底之蛙 jǐngdǐzhīwā literally a frog at the bottom of a well
literally a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom); figuratively a person of limited outlook and experience
How to remember 井底之蛙: 井 a well + 底 bottom + 之 of + 蛙 frog = literally a frog at the bottom of a well.
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How it is used
- A 'frog at the bottom of a well' - someone with a narrow, ignorant outlook: 不要做井底之蛙 (búyào zuò jǐngdǐ zhī wā) don't be so blinkered.
- Mildly derogatory, criticizing limited experience or a small worldview; the frog thinks the patch of sky it sees is the whole world.
- 之 (zhī) is the classical possessive here: literally 'the frog of the well-bottom'.