Looking at the sky from the well(zuò jǐng kuī tiān)

Looking at the sky from the well

Sitting at the bottom of a well to see the sky is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is Zu ò J ǐ ngku ī Ti ā n, which means sitting at the bottom of a well to see the sky. It means having a narrow vision and limited vision. It comes from "Shaoshi Shanfang bicong · Yilin Xueshan Yi · Jiangling" by Hu Yinglin of Ming Dynasty.

Idiom usage

It refers to people who have little knowledge

Analysis of Idioms

Look at the sky from the well

The origin of Idioms

According to the book "Shaoshi Shanfang bicong · Yilin xueshanyi · Jiangling" written by Hu Yinglin in Ming Dynasty, "Li and Du are good or bad, and they are willing to sit in the well and see the sky."

Idiom explanation

Sit at the bottom of the well and watch the sky. It refers to narrow vision and limited vision.

Chinese PinYin : zuò jǐng kuī tiān