📖 Meaning
A person with a narrow worldview who thinks they know everything, unaware of the vast world outside.
📜 Origin Story
A frog living at the bottom of a well believed the sky was only as big as the opening of the well, until a sea turtle told him of the boundless ocean.
💡 Example Usage
你没出过国，简直是井底之蛙。
You've never been abroad—you're like a frog at the bottom of a well.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 井底之蛙
- Pinyin: jǐng dǐ zhī wā
- Literal Translation: frog at bottom of well
- Category: Knowledge
- Characters: 4