- the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)
- fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
Characters
- 井 (井): Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy; surname Jing
- 底 (底): (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
- 之 (之): (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it
- 蛙 (蛙): frog; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
Resources
- Wiktionary: 井底之蛙
- MDBG: 井底之蛙
- Examples with 井底之蛙 on Tatoeba
Examples
他就像井底之蛙。
井底之蛙。