view sky from well; take narrow view; be shortsighted
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
to view the sky from the bottom of a well; to have a very narrow and limited outlook; to be shortsighted
A derogatory idiom used to criticize someone who is confined to a narrow environment or limited knowledge, unable to see the bigger picture. Often used as a predicate or object in sentences.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
duō多
chū出
qù去
kàn看
kàn看
shì世
jiè界
，
bù不
néng能
zuò坐
jǐng井
guān观
tiān天
。
We need to go out and see the world more; we cannot view the sky from the bottom of a well.
Bù不
dú读
shū书
bù不
kàn看
bào报
，
jiù就
huì会
zuò坐
jǐng井
guān观
tiān天
，
gū孤
lòu陋
guǎ寡
wén闻
。
If you don't read books or newspapers, you will have a narrow outlook and be ignorant of the world.
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Tā他
de的
yǎn眼
guāng光
tài太
xiá狭
ài隘
le了
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
zuò坐
jǐng井
guān观
tiān天
。
His vision is too narrow; it's simply like viewing the sky from a well.