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井底之蛙

jǐng dǐ zhī wā
HSK 3.0 Level 7 Rare

Definitions

  1. 1. the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. a person of limited outlook and experience

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Example Sentences

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井底之蛙 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1355384)

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Child Words of 井底之蛙

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

井
jǐng

a well

底
de

(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)

底
dǐ

background

蛙
wā

frog