井底之蛙 jǐngdezhīwā
Shortsighted person
What 井底之蛙 means
- Shortsighted person
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What does 井底之蛙 mean in English?
井底之蛙 is pronounced jǐngdezhīwā and means Shortsighted person.
How do you pronounce 井底之蛙?
井底之蛙 is jǐngdezhīwā in pinyin — written jingdezhiwa without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 井底之蛙?
井底之蛙 is written with 4 characters: 井 (jǐng) Well (order), 底 (dǐ) Bottom (background - end - records), 之 (zhī) It ([literary equivalent of 的] - him - her), 蛙 (wā) Frog. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
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