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井の中の蛙、大海を知らず井の中の蛙大海を知らず [sK]
いのなかのかわず、たいかいをしらず
1. [exp] [proverb]
▶ the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
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:
13. A 2024-03-30 03:55:18  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Agree.
12. A* 2024-03-26 22:40:10  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
A couple websites which add a space character after 蛙 instead of a comma.
https://imidas.jp/proverb/detail/X-02-C-02-5-0011.html
https://nativecamp.net/heync/question/27726

Many of my refs (Kanjipedia, gendai reikai, daijirin, meikyo) display the readings inline with this expression, so 蛙大海 is displayed as 蛙(かわず)大海(たいかい). That sort of setup makes the expression easier to parse. That option isn't available to us here, but we can use a comma to achieve the same sort of effect.
  Comments:
I wouldn't suggest that we start inserting commas everywhere they may be useful without regard for real-world usage. But the comma usage here is supported by some minor Japanese refs, and I think the utility of the comma is more important than the inconsistency with the major refs.
11. A* 2024-03-26 21:47:49  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Should we really use commas for expressions where they aren't common? It's useful for breaking down the expression, but the implication is that this is the most common form.
10. A* 2024-03-26 19:47:53  Stephen Kraus <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
The "故事成語を知る辞典" (linked below) seems to be the only ref that uses a comma. I have 8 other refs that don't use it (Daijr/s, koj, kanjipedia, etc.).
  Comments:
The comma here seems useful to me.
  Diff:
@@ -5 +5 @@
-<keb>井の中の蛙大海を知らず</keb>
+<keb>井の中の蛙、大海を知らず</keb>
@@ -8 +8,2 @@
-<keb>井の中の蛙、大海を知らず</keb>
+<keb>井の中の蛙大海を知らず</keb>
+<ke_inf>&sK;</ke_inf>
@@ -11 +12 @@
-<reb>いのなかのかわずたいかいをしらず</reb>
+<reb>いのなかのかわず、たいかいをしらず</reb>
9. A 2021-10-12 02:36:37  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Doesn't seem very common.
(we don't include commas in the reading field)
  Diff:
@@ -12,5 +11,0 @@
-<re_restr>井の中の蛙大海を知らず</re_restr>
-</r_ele>
-<r_ele>
-<reb>いのなかのかわず、たいかいをしらず</reb>
-<re_restr>井の中の蛙、大海を知らず</re_restr>
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