井底之蛙 jǐng dǐ zhī wā ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄉㄧˇ ㄓ ㄨㄚ zeng2 dai2 zi1 waa1
- lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom)
- fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
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井
- 三井 Sān jǐng ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ saam1 zeng2 Mitsui (Japanese company)
- 井上 Jǐng shàng ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄤˋ zeng2 soeng5 Inoue (Japanese surname, pr. "ee-no-oo-ay")
- 井下 jǐng xià ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zeng2 haa6 underground
- 井井 jǐng jǐng ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ zeng2 zeng2 always clean
- 井口 jǐng kǒu ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄎㄡˇ zeng2 hau2 mouth of a well
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- 井喷 井噴 jǐng pēn ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄆㄣ zeng2 pan3 (oil) blowout
- 井然 jǐng rán ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄖㄢˊ zeng2 jin4 tidy, methodical
- 井田 jǐng tián ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄢˊ zeng2 tin4 the well-field system of ancient China
- 井研 Jǐng yán ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄢˊ zeng2 jin4 see 井研县
- 井绳 井繩 jǐng shéng ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄕㄥˊ zeng2 sing4 rope for drawing water from a well
- 井台 井臺 jǐng tái ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄞˊ zeng2 toi4 platform around the opening of a well
- 井盖 井蓋 jǐng gài ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄍㄞˋ zeng2 goi3 manhole cover (more formally, 窨井盖)
- 井号 井號 jǐng hào ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄏㄠˋ zeng2 hou6 number sign # (punctuation)
- 井陉 井陘 Jǐng xíng ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ zeng2 jing4 see 井陉县
- 井盐 井鹽 jǐng yán ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄧㄢˊ zeng2 jim4 salt produced by evaporating brine drawn from wells
- 今井 Jīn jǐng ㄐㄧㄣ ㄐㄧㄥˇ gam1 zeng2 Imai (Japanese surname)
- 坂井 Bǎn jǐng ㄅㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ Sakai (Japanese surname and place name)
- 坑井 kēng jǐng ㄎㄥ ㄐㄧㄥˇ haang1 zeng2 (mine) galleries and pits
- 天井 tiān jǐng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ tin1 zeng2 courtyard
- 市井 shì jǐng ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ si5 zeng2 marketplace
底
- 到底 dào dǐ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ dou3 dai2 finally
- 功底 gōng dǐ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄧˇ gung1 dai2 training in the basic skills
- 垫底 墊底 diàn dǐ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧˇ zin3 dai2 to put sth on the bottom
- 年底 nián dǐ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄧˇ nin4 dai2 the end of the year
- 底下 dǐ xia ㄉㄧˇ ˙ㄒㄧㄚ dai2 haa6 the location below sth
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- 底子 dǐ zi ㄉㄧˇ ˙ㄗ dai2 zi2 base
- 底层 底層 dǐ céng ㄉㄧˇ ㄘㄥˊ dai2 cang4 ground floor; first floor
- 底片 dǐ piàn ㄉㄧˇ ㄆㄧㄢˋ dai2 pin3 negative
- 底线 底線 dǐ xiàn ㄉㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ dai2 sin3 bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept
- 底蕴 底蘊 dǐ yùn ㄉㄧˇ ㄩㄣˋ dai2 wan2 inside information
- 彻底 徹底 chè dǐ ㄔㄜˋ ㄉㄧˇ cit3 dai2 thorough
- 月底 yuè dǐ ㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄧˇ jyut6 dai2 end of the month
- 海底 hǎi dǐ ㄏㄞˇ ㄉㄧˇ hoi2 dai2 seabed; seafloor; bottom of the ocean
- 澈底 chè dǐ ㄔㄜˋ ㄉㄧˇ cit3 dai2 variant of 彻底
- 谜底 謎底 mí dǐ ㄇㄧˊ ㄉㄧˇ mai4 dai2 answer to a riddle
- 说到底 說到底 shuō dào dǐ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ seoi3 dou3 dai2 in the final analysis
- 归根到底 歸根到底 guī gēn dào dǐ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄍㄣ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇ gwai1 gan1 dou3 dai2 after all
- 交底 jiāo dǐ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄧˇ gaau1 dai2 to fill sb in (on the details of sth)
- 保底 bǎo dǐ ㄅㄠˇ ㄉㄧˇ bou2 dai2 to break even
- 兜底 dōu dǐ ㄉㄡ ㄉㄧˇ dau1 dai2 to provide a safety net
之
- 之一 zhī yī ㄓ ㄧ zi1 jat1 one of (sth)
- 之下 zhī xià ㄓ ㄒㄧㄚˋ zi1 haa6 under
- 之中 zhī zhōng ㄓ ㄓㄨㄥ zi1 zung1 inside
- 之内 之內 zhī nèi ㄓ ㄋㄟˋ zi1 noi6 inside; within
- 之前 zhī qián ㄓ ㄑㄧㄢˊ zi1 cin4 before
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- 之外 zhī wài ㄓ ㄨㄞˋ zi1 ngoi6 outside
- 之后 之後 zhī hòu ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ zi1 hau6 after; behind
- 之间 之間 zhī jiān ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢ zi1 gaan1 (after a noun) between; among; amid
- 之类 之類 zhī lèi ㄓ ㄌㄟˋ zi1 leoi6 and so on
- 分之 fēn zhī ㄈㄣ ㄓ fan6 zi1 (indicating a fraction)
- 反之 fǎn zhī ㄈㄢˇ ㄓ faan2 zi1 on the other hand...
- 总之 總之 zǒng zhī ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄓ zung2 zi1 in a word
- 之所以 zhī suǒ yǐ ㄓ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄧˇ zi1 so2 ji5 (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P
- 换言之 換言之 huàn yán zhī ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ wun6 jin4 zi1 in other words
- 一技之长 一技之長 yī jì zhī cháng ㄧ ㄐㄧˋ ㄓ ㄔㄤˊ jat1 gei6 zi1 coeng4 proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
- 不了了之 bù liǎo liǎo zhī ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄓ bat1 liu5 liu5 zi1 to settle a matter by leaving it unsettled
- 不正之风 不正之風 bù zhèng zhī fēng ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄓ ㄈㄥ bat1 zing3 zi1 fung1 unhealthy tendency
- 乘人之危 chéng rén zhī wēi ㄔㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄨㄟ sing4 jan4 zi1 ngai4 to take advantage of sb's precarious position
- 取而代之 qǔ ér dài zhī ㄑㄩˇ ㄦˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄓ ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1 (idiom) to replace; to supersede; to take its (or her etc) place
- 可乘之机 可乘之機 kě chéng zhī jī ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧ ho2 sing4 zi1 gei1 (idiom) an opportunity that someone (usually a villain or adversary) can exploit
蛙
- 青蛙 qīng wā ㄑㄧㄥ ㄨㄚ cing1 waa1 frog
- 树蛙 樹蛙 shù wā ㄕㄨˋ ㄨㄚ syu6 waa1 tree frog
- 牛蛙 niú wā ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄨㄚ ngau4 waa1 bullfrog
- 台蛙 臺蛙 Tái wā ㄊㄞˊ ㄨㄚ toi4 waa1 (derog.) Taiwanese; a person from Taiwan (implying naivete or ignorance regarding geopolitical and economic realities) (cf. 井底之蛙 sb with a narrow view of the world)
- 蛙人 wā rén ㄨㄚ ㄖㄣˊ waa1 jan4 frogman
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- 蛙式 wā shì ㄨㄚ ㄕˋ waa1 sik1 breaststroke (swimming)
- 蛙泳 wā yǒng ㄨㄚ ㄩㄥˇ waa1 wing6 breaststroke (swimming)
- 蛙鞋 wā xié ㄨㄚ ㄒㄧㄝˊ waa1 haai4 (diving, snorkeling) fins; flippers
- 雨蛙 yǔ wā ㄩˇ ㄨㄚ jyu5 waa1 rain frog
- 箭毒蛙 jiàn dú wā ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄨˊ ㄨㄚ zin3 duk6 waa1 poison dart frog
- 馋嘴蛙 饞嘴蛙 chán zuǐ wā ㄔㄢˊ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄚ caam4 zeoi2 waa1 sautéed bullfrog with chili sauce
- 中国林蛙 中國林蛙 Zhōng guó lín wā ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄚ zung1 gwok3 lam4 waa1 Chinese brown frog (Rana chensinensis)
- 井蛙之见 井蛙之見 jǐng wā zhī jiàn ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄨㄚ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢˋ zeng2 waa1 zi1 gin3 the view of a frog in a well (idiom); fig. a narrow view
Example sentences
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井底之蛙 。
The frog in the well.
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他 就 像 井底之蛙 。
He is like a frog in a well.
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