坐井观天 in English zuo4 jing3 guan1 tian1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiomatic expression); ignorant and narrow-minded

Simplified Characters

坐 井 观 天

Traditional Characters

坐 井 觀 天

Pinyin

zuo4 jing3 guan1 tian1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

坐zuo4surname Zuo 井jing3Jing, one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy 观guan1surname Guan 天tian1day