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jmdict 2639530 Active (id: 1067999)
井蛙
せいあ
1. [n]
▶ frog in a well
▶ [fig] someone with a narrow perspective
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 2832631 井蛙は以って海を語る可からず【せいあはもってうみをかたるべからず】 1. a narrow-minded person cannot understand the ways of the world; a frog in the well cannot understand the ocean even if it is explained to it



History:
2. A 2011-05-27 18:37:06  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -12,2 +12,2 @@
-<gloss>frog dwelling in a well</gloss>
-<gloss>someone with a narrow perspective</gloss>
+<gloss>frog in a well</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="fig">someone with a narrow perspective</gloss>
1. A* 2011-05-27 13:36:47  Scott
  Refs:
daij

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