ếch ngồi đáy giếng
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Also seen as: êch ngồi đáy giếng
Someone with a narrow worldview who mistakes their limited experience for the whole world.
Người có tầm nhìn hạn hẹp, nhầm lẫn kinh nghiệm hạn chế của mình với toàn thế giới
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How to use it
✓ Use it when
Criticizing complacent, insular thinking.
✗ Avoid it when
Calling a specific person this to their face is insulting.
Register: neutralConnotation: criticalEra: Traditional – present
Examples
Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Equivalents & related
Common questions
What does “ếch ngồi đáy giếng” mean?
Someone with a narrow worldview who mistakes their limited experience for the whole world. Literally: A frog sitting at the bottom of a well (seeing only a circle of sky).
Is “ếch ngồi đáy giếng” formal or informal?
ếch ngồi đáy giếng is generally neutral; connotation: critical.