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Vietnamese

Etymology

Probably a calque of Chinese 井底之蛙 (tỉnh để chi oa); literally "a frog that sits at the bottom of a well".

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəjk̟̚˧˦ ŋoj˨˩ ʔɗaj˧˦ ziəŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔet̚˦˧˥ ŋoj˦˩ ʔɗaj˨˩˦ jiəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔəːt̚˦˥ ŋoj˨˩ ʔɗa(ː)j˦˥ jiəŋ˦˥]

Noun

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1. (idiomatic) a person who likes judging their surroundings out of ignorance