ếch ngồi đáy giếng biết đâu là giời
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Meaning · English
The frog at the well's bottom — sure the sky is exactly one well-mouth wide.
Literally: frog seated in the well-floor: where would the sky be
Examples
Ếch ngồi đáy giếng coi trời bằng vung.The well-bottom frog rates the sky at one lid wide.
Editorial example (VI sweep batch 040, illustrative)
Sources & notes
Discovered via Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918; public domain, via vi.wikisource); retrieved 2026-08-01. Source: source ↗ Attested in Nam ngạn chích cẩm (Phạm Quang Sán, 1918). Definition is an original editorial synthesis, not copied from the source.
Common questions
What does “ếch ngồi đáy giếng biết đâu là giời” mean?
The frog at the well's bottom — sure the sky is exactly one well-mouth wide. Literally: frog seated in the well-floor: where would the sky be
Is “ếch ngồi đáy giếng biết đâu là giời” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.