frog in a well

English

Noun

frog in a well (uncountable)

1. 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 (vi)