“A Frog in a Well? 🐸🌌Why This Chinese Idiom EXPOSES Narrow Minds!

Ever heard  ‘A frog at the bottom of a well’? 

Literal meaning: A frog thinking the well’s tiny sky is the whole universe. 

→ Someone with a limited worldview. 

Similar to English ‘Big fish in a small pond’ but way more dramatic! 🐟➡️🐸

For example:

Thinking your hometown is the center of the world? Classic ‘’frog in a well’!

Bonus fun fact: 

From Zhuangzi’s philosophical fable (4th century BCE). The frog argued with a sea turtle about the vastness of the ocean. 🌊Spoiler: The frog lost.

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