frog in a well

English

Noun

frog in a well (uncountable)

A fool with a limited outlook. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Usage notes

This term is not idiomatic in English but exists as an idiom in several Asian languages, and is kept as a translation hub for this reason.

Translations

Translations

Chinese:
Cantonese: 井底之蛙 (zeng² dai² zi¹ waa¹)

Mandarin: 井底之蛙 (zh) (jǐngdǐzhīwā)
Japanese: 井の中の蛙大海を知らず (ja) (i no naka no kawazu taikai o shirazu), 井底の蛙 (seitei no kawazu)
Malay: katak di bawah tempurung
Malayalam: കൂപമണ്ഡൂകം (ml) (kūpamaṇḍūkaṁ), പൊട്ടക്കിണറ്റിലെ തവള (poṭṭakkiṇaṟṟile tavaḷa) (informal)
Sanskrit: कूपमण्डूक (sa) (kūpamaṇḍūka)
Thai: กบในกะลา (th) (gòp-nai-gà-laa)
Vietnamese: ếch ngồi đáy giếng

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