井底の蛙

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 4
てい
Grade: 4
かわず
Hyōgaiji
kan'on kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
井底之蛙

Etymology

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Calque of Literary Chinese 井底之蛙 (jǐngdǐzhīwā), referring literally to “a frog at the bottom of a well”. Originally from Zhuangzi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [se̞ːte̞ː no̞ ka̠ɰᵝa̠zɨᵝ]

Idiom

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(せい)(てい)(かわず) (seitei no kawazuせいていのかわづ (seitei no kawadu)?

  1. a person of very limited outlook and experience

Synonyms

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