jing3
di3
zhi1
wa1
  1. the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)
  2. 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]

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Examples

他就像井底之蛙。

井底之蛙。

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