井底蛤蟆，没有什么天日井底蛤蟆，沒有什麼天日井底蛤蟆，沒有什麼天日

a frog at the bottom of a well: it has no sky or sun to speak of

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: A variant of the frog-in-the-well saying: a person with a very narrow outlook who has seen little of the world.

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Simplified: 井底蛤蟆，没有什么天日
Traditional (Taiwan): 井底蛤蟆，沒有什麼天日
Pinyin: jǐngdǐháma, méiyǒu shénme tiānrì
Pinyin (Taiwan): jǐngdǐhámá, méiyǒu shénme tiānrì
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄏㄚˊ ㄇㄚˊ，ㄇㄟˊ ㄧㄡˇ ㄕㄣˊ ˙ㄇㄜㄊㄧㄢㄖˋ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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