坐井观天

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Mandarin [edit]

simpl.
trad. 坐井觀天

Etymology [edit]

Literally: sit in a well and look at the sky. From Zhuangzi (see: 井底之蛙)

Idiom [edit]

坐井观天 (simplified, Pinyin zuòjǐngguāntiān, traditional 坐井觀天)

  1. ignorant of the world