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What does 井の中の蛙大海を知らず (いのなかのかわずたいかいをしらず) mean?

井の中の蛙大海を知らず (いのなかのかわずたいかいをしらず) means a frog in a well knows nothing of the great ocean; someone with a narrow view of the world.

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a frog in a well knows nothing of the great ocean; someone with a narrow view of the world

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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