井底蛤蟆，没见过大天井底蛤蟆，沒見過大天井底蛤蟆，沒見過大天

a frog at the bottom of a well: it has never seen the big sky

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Widely known

Meaning: Describes someone ignorant and narrow-minded who has seen little of the world. Mocking, similar to 'a big fish in a small pond' only in part.

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Simplified: 井底蛤蟆，没见过大天
Traditional (Taiwan): 井底蛤蟆，沒見過大天
Pinyin: jǐngdǐháma, méi jiànguo dà tiān
Pinyin (Taiwan): jǐngdǐhámá, méi jiànguo dà tiān
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄏㄚˊ ㄇㄚˊ，ㄇㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ˙ㄍㄨㄛㄉㄚˋ ㄊㄧㄢ

Written with HSK 2 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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