able only to see the little patch of sky above(jǐng dǐ zhī wā)

able only to see the little patch of sky above

Frog at the bottom of the well is a Chinese idiom, pronounced J ǐ NGD ǐ zh ī w ā, which means that the frog at the bottom of the well thinks that the sky is only as big as the mouth of the well. It's a metaphor for those who are short-sighted. From "Chuang Tzu autumn water": "well frog can't speak in the sea, but in the void."

explain

A frog at the bottom of a well is a frog at the bottom of a well. He thinks that the sky is only as big as the mouth of a well.

source

Chuang Tzu autumn water: "well frog can't speak in the sea, but in the void." In Zhang Binglin's Refutation of Kang Youwei's book on revolution in Qing Dynasty, it is said that "the frog at the bottom of the well knows nothing about the East China Sea, but he has always been warned that India has done things." A frog at the bottom of a well can't see much; a firefly can't see far. The 25th chapter of Fengshen romance by Xu Zhonglin in Ming Dynasty? The turtle in the East China Sea said: "I am happy with you! If you jump out of the well, you will enter the cliff where you are resting. If you go to the water, you will hold your arms. If you kick mud, you will not destroy your tarsus. If you return the crabs, crabs and tadpoles, you can't do it! And I'm good at the water of a ravine, and the joy of crossing a well. ...”

Discrimination of words

A frog in the well can see little; a firefly can't see far. The 25th chapter of the romance of the gods by Xu Zhonglin of Ming Dynasty The bottom of a well

usage

To be a subject, an object, an attribute

Idiom story

Story one

There is a frog living in an abandoned well. One day, the frog came across a big turtle from the sea by the well. The frog boasted to the turtle, "look, how happy I am to live here! Sometimes when you are happy, you jump around the well fence for a while; when you are tired, you go back to the well and sleep by the brick hole for a while. Or just show the head and mouth, quietly soak the whole body in the water; or take a walk in the soft mud, it's also very comfortable. Look at those shrimps and tadpoles. No one can match me. Besides, I'm the owner of this well. I'm very free in this well. Why don't you often come to the well for sightseeing? " The turtle listened to the frog and really wanted to go in and have a look. But his left foot has not been fully extended, and his right foot has already tripped. He quickly stepped back two steps, told the frog about the sea and said, "have you ever seen the sea? The vastness of the sea is thousands of miles; the depth of the sea is thousands of feet. In ancient times, there were nine floods in ten years, and the water in the sea did not rise much. Later, there were seven droughts in eight years, and the water in the sea did not change much. It can be seen that the sea is not affected by drought and flood. It's a real pleasure to live in such a big sea The frog in the well listened to what the turtle said and stayed there in surprise. He had nothing more to say.

Story 2

A frog lived in a dry well for many years. It is very satisfied with the small world of its life, and it has to brag about it in public whenever it has the chance. One day, when he was full, he squatted on the well fence and was bored. Suddenly, he saw a sea turtle walking not far away. Frog quickly opened his voice and called out: "Hello, brother haibie, please come here, please come here!" The turtle climbed to the dry well. The frog immediately opened his voice: "today is your lucky day. I'll let you open your eyes and visit my room. It was a paradise. You've probably never seen such a spacious house before? " Looking into the well, the turtle saw a pool of mud covered with green moss at the bottom of the well, and smelled a pungent odor. The turtle frowned and went back to his head. The frog didn't notice the turtle's expression at all, and continued to boast with a big stomach: "I'm very comfortable living here! In the evening, you can jump to the well fence to enjoy the cool; in the night, you can go to sleep in the hole of the well wall; soak in the water, let the water soak your armpits, hold your cheek, and you can swim; jump into the mud, let the mud cover your instep, bury your four feet, and you can roll. Those little insects, crabs, tadpoles and so on, which one can match me The frog spattered with saliva, and the more he said, the more proud he was: "look, this pit of water and this well belong to me. I can do whatever I like. This kind of fun can be regarded as the top. Brother haibie, don't you want to go sightseeing? " Feeling embarrassed, the turtle crawled to the well head, but before he could reach in all his left leg, his right leg was stuck in the well rail. The turtle can only retreat, and the frog swings his head. The sea turtle said: "the sea, water and sky are boundless. A thousand miles can't describe its vastness, and a thousand feet can't show its depth. It is said that more than 4000 years ago, when Dayu was king, the sea water did not deepen in ten years and nine floods; more than 3000 years ago, when Shangtang ruled, the sea water did not decrease in eight years and seven droughts. The size of the sea is so large that neither the length of time nor the changes of drought and flood can make its water volume change significantly. Frog brother, I live in the sea. You see, compared with your dry well and shallow water, which world is more open and which one has more fun? " The frog was so silly that he couldn't close his mouth for a long time.

Examples

On July 14, in response to "Tsai ing Wen said it was a great honor to receive the president of Paraguay", foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang expressed the hope that the Taiwan authorities would take stock of the situation, return to the "1992 consensus" as soon as possible, and do nothing against the tide and unpopular. Some people on the island are advised to open their eyes to see the world, to put themselves in a correct position and not to be a frog in the well.

Chinese PinYin : jǐng dǐ zhī wā