坐井观天(zuò jǐng guān tiān)

4 charactersTrad. 坐井觀天

lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom)

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Word information

Pinyin
zuò jǐng guān tiān
Meaning
lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
坐井觀天

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