Frog in the well is an idiom in China, which originated from Zhuangzi Qiushui written by Zhuangzi, a thinker in the middle of the Warring States Period.

This idiom means that a frog in the well thinks that the sky is only as big as the wellhead, which is a metaphor for people with short knowledge. Be the subject, object and attribute in a sentence; With a derogatory connotation.

Idiom origin:

Zhuangzi's Autumn Water in Zhuangzi during the Warring States Period.

The son sought to hide the opportunity and breathed a sigh of relief. He looked up at the sky and smiled and said, "I don't know my husband's frog in the well." The tortoise in the East China Sea said,' I am very happy with you! Out of the jumping beam, on the shaft, into the rest, on the cliff. If you get into the water, you will hold your arms and your hands, but the mud is not enough to destroy your feet. I can't do anything against this family. In addition, it is also very important that my husband is good at a ditch of water, but he is willing to cross the well. "Does Master Xi come to visit from time to time?" The tortoise in the East China Sea was embarrassed before his left foot entered.

So he wandered around and said to the sea,' a thousand miles away is not enough to lift it; A thousand meters high is not deep enough. At that time, ten years and nine years, water benefits; During the soup season, there was seven droughts in eight years, and the cliff did not add damage. It is also a great pleasure in the East China Sea if a husband does not advance for a long time. "So when the frog in the well heard it, he was shocked and the rules were lost."

According to the above allusions, later generations refined the idiom "frog in the well".

Idiom moral:

The original meaning of the idiom is that a frog in the well can only see a day as big as the wellhead, which is used to describe a person with limited knowledge. This idiom tells people that there are mountains outside the mountains and people outside, so you should always know your position, otherwise you will easily get into trouble because of arrogance? . It also warns people to keep enterprising spirit at all times, and never give up enterprising spirit because they are greedy for temporary comfort.