Frog in the well(jǐng wā xī jī)

Frog in the well

Well frog, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ǐ NGW ā x ī J ī, which means that one's vision is not wide and knowledge is shallow. It comes from Volume 70 of seven signatures of Yunji.

The origin of Idioms

"Seven signatures of Yunji" Volume 70: "now that I have heard the fate, I am really satisfied with the mysterious wind and drunk with its true meaning. I've always been a frog in a well

Idioms and allusions

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 water 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. Which of the following insects, crabs and tadpoles 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 climbed to the well head, but before he could reach in all his left leg, his right knee was stuck in the well rail. The turtle came back slowly and asked the frog, "have you ever heard of the sea?" The frog wagged 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. The word "well frog" in "well frog chicken" comes from this story, which means narrow vision.

Idiom usage

Zhang Junfang's "seven signatures of the cloud collection" in Song Dynasty, Volume 70: "today, I'm full of the mysterious wind and drunk with its true meaning. I've always been a frog in a well

Chinese PinYin : jǐng wā xī jī