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Home / Idiom / 坐井观天

lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded

坐井观天
zuò jǐng guān tiān
z+uò·4th tonej+ǐng·3rd toneg+uān·1st tonet+iān·1st tone
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Sit in the well and look at the sky.
坐井观天。
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(lit.) a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom) · (fig.) a person of limited outlook and experience井底之蛙jǐng dǐ zhī wāshort-sighted鼠目寸光shǔ mù cùn guāngtake a narrow view of things · look at the sky through a bamboo tube and measure the sea with a conch shell · restricted in vision and shallow in understanding管窥蠡测guǎn kuī lǐ cèunilateral · one-sided片面piàn miàn(idiom) lit. look at the sky through a bamboo tube; fig. to have a narrow view or see things one-sidedly以管窥天yǐ guǎn kuī tiān(idiom) partial view; limited outlook一孔之见yī kǒng zhī jiàn
Antonyms
(idiom) experienced and knowledgeable见多识广jiàn duō shí guǎngall-embracing · all-inclusive包罗万象bāo luó wàn xiàng(idiom) impossible to fault · impeccable无懈可击wú xiè kě jī
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