Looking at the sky from the well-(China idiom)
Zuò jǐng guān tiān) is a metaphor for small eyes and little knowledge. From The Original Road by the Tang Dynasty poet Han Yu.
Chinese name
Looking at the sky from the bottom of the well-the view is very narrow.
tidy
same way one goes
Chinese characters sit in the well and watch the sky.
The idiom sits on a well and watches the sky
Sit in the well and look at the sky. Used to describe and satirize people with narrow vision or shallow knowledge.
In fact, the word "sit" has many meanings. For example:
The ancients knelt on their knees and rested on their hips and heels, which was their original meaning. Later, it generally means to support your weight by touching your hips.
Ride, ride: ~ car. ~ boat.
Persistence, extended to permanent residence, does not move: "Chu people ~ their north gate is Gaishan." ~ Zhuang.
The location of the building or its back faces in a certain direction: ~ falling. ~ north faces south.
Put a pot, kettle, etc. On the fire: ~ pot.
The object exerts pressure backwards: the roof is backwards.
Preposition, cause, cause, means: "Stop ~ love the maple forest late, the frost leaves are redder than the February flowers".
Just sitting in the "well watching the sky" does not mean sitting. Put your hips on an object to support your weight. "Sit" here is the explanation of "3". Stick to it and extend it to permanent immobility. " So the literal meaning of "sitting in the well and watching the sky" is: staying in the well for a long time and watching the sky. Instead of sitting in a well and watching the sky!
Idioms and their stories
Tang Hanyu's source of "The Original Road": "Sit in the well and watch the sky, saying that the sky is not small."
Example: My disciple wasted his life and never went out of the mountain gate. He is a well-matched generation.
◎ Ming, Wu Cheng'en and The Journey to the West back to the 16th.
Original text:
"I don't know my husband (xiàn), but I can't help him (wā)? It is said that the tortoise (Bi) in the East China Sea said, "I am happy! Out of the jumping beam, on the shaft, into the rest, on the cliff without jade; Hold your arms and hands when you go to the water. Mud is not enough to kill cockroaches. And gnats, crabs, tadpoles, I can't do it! 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 see it occasionally? "The East Sea Turtle's left foot has not entered, and his right knee has been embarrassed. So he wandered around and said to the sea, "Fuhai, a thousand miles away is not enough to hold it up, and a thousand miles high is not enough to be extremely deep." "In 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 that the East China Sea does not last long and does not advance and retreat many times! " [3]
Translation:
Don't you know there is a frog in the shallow well? It said to the big turtle from the East China Sea, "How happy I am! Go out to play, jump on the railing of the wellhead, come back to rest and squat down in the brick hole of the broken shaft wall to rest; Jumping into the water, the water just holds my armpits and cheeks; When I step on the mud, the depth of the mud can only drown my feet and overflow my instep. Look back at those bugs like red worms, crabs and tadpoles, which one can compare with me! Moreover, I own a puddle, and I can jump on the well if I want, and stop if I want. Really happy! Why don't you come to see me often? "
The tortoise's left foot hasn't stepped into the well yet, and its right leg has been stuck by the borehole wall. So, it hesitated for a while by the well and came back, telling the frog the scene of the sea, saying, "a thousand miles is indeed far away, but it can't describe the vastness of the sea;" It's really high, but it can't control the depth of the open sea. In the Xia Dynasty, 10 had a flood for nine years, but the sea water did not increase; In Shang Tang, there were seven years of drought in eight years, but the sea water did not seem to decrease. The eternal sea will not change with the length of time, nor will it fluctuate because of the amount of rainfall. This is that great happiness of living in the east China sea! " [4]
Never mind the world, there are many things higher than Mount Tai in China. It's not that the ancients sit on a well and watch the sky and talk nonsense. This is really because the Eight Immortals blocked the sea with mountains. When Mount Tai was recovered, it inevitably left a lot of silt in the sea. (Qing Novel Eight Immortals (Part Two))
Can't go, can't go. The rat monster said, "I'm sitting in a well looking at the sky. How can I know the height of the sky?" I didn't grow up in a club, but I knew it would cost some officials' money. I didn't know there were so many victories in a foreign land. I hope the old fox will take each other for a walk. (The novel Du Dongji in Qing Dynasty (Ⅱ))
◆ I like fairy land, cultural relics and landscapes, ranking first in the world. Every day is not a fugue If the town is only in our hometown, it's really sitting in the well and watching the sky. It's not bad to swim half way south, so Guang Guang can smell it. What's more, he learned something from his tongue, which scholars deserve. (Ming novel "Biography of Marriage to Wake the World" (I))
◆ The old man smiled and said, "Can't you wait and see if this gourd can hold another person?"? This is really sitting in the well and watching the sky. " Li Xuan was ordered to put down the gourd, with the hole facing outwards. He closed his eyes and strode to the hole. It took three steps to open his eyes. (Qing Novel Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea (I))
If you teach heresy and learn from the old, it is the most harmful. If you sit in a well and look at the sky, he thinks he has seen everything. Building a cave in a well is self-satisfaction for what you see; To the well, but I can't find my head. I'd rather ignore it, but I'm not sick. An outstanding person. (Quotations from the Northern Song Dynasty Zhuzi School (Simplified Chinese Version))
Tang Hanyu's "The Original Road": "Sitting in the well and watching the sky, saying that the sky is small, it is not Xiaotian."
Looking at the sky from the bottom of the well-the view is very narrow.
The frog sat in the well, indulging in the beautiful blue sky overhead all day. So Frog at the Well was ridiculed as narrow-minded and shallow-minded. But I think it's good to sit in the well and look at the sky, because it's the basis for jumping out of the well and looking at the vast galaxy.
Imagine that since the frog can watch the sky from the bottom of the well for a long time, it will be familiar with the changes of the stars and the sun and the moon in the blue sky. This undoubtedly laid a good foundation for it to face the boundless sky in the future. On the contrary, if the frog is unprepared from the beginning and exposed to the vast sky, it will be at a loss and at a loss. After mankind entered the 20th century, technology and culture changed with each passing day, and all kinds of knowledge were vast. If the two centuries 18 and 19 deliberately cultivated learned people, what is needed today is all kinds of talents who are proficient in professional knowledge. At this time, it is very necessary to have some patience and toughness. This is especially important for young people. Young people are full of energy and show great interest in many fields, such as music, literature and painting. However, it is often impossible to persevere. Often this mountain looks at another mountain, which leads to giving up halfway. In contrast, it is better to sit at the bottom of the well and understand and see through the small world in front of you first.
There is a college student who just entered an institution of higher learning. In addition to his major, he also took three courses of literature, music and art, and he was confident that he would have various accomplishments. But after half a year, his confidence was destroyed by the facts. Because he dabbles in too many courses, a person's energy is limited after all, and he can only cope with it every day. Later, he accepted the advice of others and decided to specialize in literature. A few years later, he has achieved considerable literary attainments. Moreover, because he has read many famous literary works, he can imagine and understand the author's intentions well when enjoying music or painting. It can be seen that looking up to the sky can't come out of thin air, it starts from sitting on the well looking up to the sky. Besides, there are many similarities in the blue sky everywhere. It is better to understand this small piece of sky first and then follow suit. Of course, it is also good to sit in the well and look at the sky and jump out of the well. When you have basic knowledge and dare to use your own thinking, it is equivalent to giving your own thinking wings. Therefore, sitting in the well and watching the sky is the foundation, and jumping out of the well is a leap of thought. The two can be described as complementary and indispensable.
Idiom story composition sitting in the well watching the sky, Zhejiang Xie Huigen [source] "Zhuangzi Waipian Qiushui": "I don't know what is the husband? The tortoise in the East China Sea said, "I am very happy! Out of the jumping beam, on the shaft, into the rest of the cliff; If you go to the water, you will hold your arms, and the mud is not enough to destroy; If you fight with others, it won't work! 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 Mr Xi visit occasionally? "The turtle in the East China Sea has not entered his left foot and his right knee has been broken, so he wandered around and told the sea," It is not enough to lift it thousands of miles away; A thousand meters high is not deep enough. At that time, ten years and nine years, water benefits; There was seven droughts in eight years in the soup, and the cliff was not damaged. It is also a great pleasure that the East China Sea does not last long and does not advance and retreat many times. " Tang Hanyu's "The Original Road": "Sit in the well and watch the sky, saying that the sky is small, not small. [Explanation] In Zhuangzi Autumn Water, Zhuangzi told a story: In an abandoned well, there lived a frog. One day, the frog met a big turtle from the East China Sea by the well. The frog proudly boasted to the tortoise, "Look, how comfortable I am living here! "If I want to be happy, I will jump and play by the well and rest in the hole by the well when I am tired. Sometimes I will soak comfortably in the water, and sometimes I will walk happily in the mud. Look at those bugs, crabs and tadpoles next to you. Who can compare with me? How free I am to occupy this abandoned well by myself! Why doesn't Mr. Wang often go to the well to watch and play? " After listening to the frog, the tortoise wants to look in the well. However, before his left foot fully penetrated, his right foot tripped over the well site. It had to take a step back and tell the frog about the sea it saw: "Have you seen the sea? The vastness of the sea, more than a thousand miles; The ocean is over 1000 feet deep. There were floods in nine of the ten years in ancient times, but the sea water did not increase; There were seven years of drought in eight years, but the sea water did not decrease. The sea is not affected by drought and flood, and living in the vast sea is the real happiness. " Han Yu, a great writer in the Tang Dynasty, wrote in his "The Original Road": "Sit on a well and watch the sky, saying that it is not small." That is to say, sitting in a well and observing the sky, you will feel that the sky is very small. In fact, it's not that the sky is too small, but that people who look at the sky stand low and have too narrow eyes. From these two articles, there are two idioms with similar meanings-"Frog in the well" and "Watching the sky from the well". Frog in the well is used to satirize those who are narrow-minded and short-sighted, but they are blind and arrogant, do not accept new things and do not understand the overall situation. "Looking at the sky from a well" describes a narrow and limited vision. New idiom: Looking at the sky from a well/When Wang Mengwa was young, there was a shallow dry well at home. He likes to sit inside and meditate and look into the distance. The dragon and frog king like painting, especially sitting in a dry well, or diving into the well, surrounded by a lifebuoy, calmly looking up and enjoying themselves alone. Sometimes I see branches and leaves in full bloom, sometimes I see flowers falling, sometimes I see a cloud, sometimes I see a white cloud, sometimes I see a bright moon, sometimes I see a few stars ... every spring, summer, autumn and winter, it rains, rains, lightning, mosquitoes, flies, dragonflies, bats, birds, trees, flowers and plants, the sky is bright and cloudy, with a small outline, endless and impressive. When the frog king is happy, Xi knows very well. He is angry because of business, because of his heart and because of his strength. He is eager to follow the pen. One strange painting after another is neither ancient nor modern. Mr Frog's paintings are very popular. He went to the world and appeared in painting auction markets in Hongkong, new york and Zurich. One puzzling picture sold for $250. When the news came, public opinion was in an uproar. Or, what is $250? This is an insult to my artist. Picasso's paintings sold for $25 million! The price of the frog king is only one percent of that of Bi Lao, which is really too fall in price. In other words, this 250 yuan also saw the frog king's 250 yuan, and then he went to play one or two tricks to keep the frog king's appetite, with ulterior motives, and should assess his performance. In other words, 250 yuan is a great start. With 250, there will be 25,000, 250,000, 250,000, or even more. Mr. Frog's paintings represent the trend of the times, reflecting the collision, fusion, sparks, variation, misunderstanding and strange circle of eastern and western civilizations. The good news reporter conducted a follow-up interview with Mr. Frog. Mr. Frog was naive and told reporters in detail how to sit and watch the sky and paint. The reporter wrote a report, and public opinion was once again in an uproar. In other words, the reason why people go out of 250 yuan is nothing more than to let all our artists go into the well cleanly and thoroughly. In other words, I have long said that frog paintings have no future. How about that? Don't say you didn't predict it. In other words, sitting in the well and watching the sky, in fact, even 250 paintings can't be drawn. The reporter's report is mystifying, grandstanding, and "Krikon" actually violates news ethics and news discipline, which must be dealt with strictly and cannot be condoned. In other words, sitting in the well and leaning on the corner is really a challenge to the art cause, and his challenge has actually succeeded, shocking the world and cannot be taken lightly. In other words, although frogs are incompetent, they should not be completely denied. Sit by and watch the sky and draw pictures. If you go astray, can you sit back and watch, don't ask, don't help or not? ! Therefore, a systematic engineering scheme to rescue the frog king was formulated. Take him to the space to sail, let him know that the world is big, the wellhead is small, and the paintings in the past are tiny. Take him to various receptions, symposiums, cold meals, commemorative meetings, awards meetings, alumni associations, memorial services, big banquets, small banquets, dances ... let him know that the world is wonderful and colorful, tempting the ladder. Mr. Frog was too hungry, too drunk and too infatuated, so he stopped painting and talked about the art of 250. But to travel in the universe, travel in space, immerse yourself in life and enjoy happiness. Everyone says the drama of the frog king is yet to come. Looking at the sky from the well/Liu Xianming "A frog was sitting in the well, and a bird came and landed by the well. The frog asked the bird, "Where did you fly from? The bird replied, "I came from far away." "I flew more than one hundred miles in the sky, and I was thirsty. I came down to find some water to drink. " The frog said, "friend, don't talk big!" " The sky is only as big as the wellhead. Do you still need to fly that far? "You are mistaken," said the bird. The sky is boundless and vast! "The frog said with a smile," Friend, I sit in the well every day. When I look up, I see the sky. " I won't make mistakes. The bird also smiled and said, "Friend, you are wrong. If you don't believe me, jump out of the wellhead and have a look. "This idiom story of" sitting on a well and watching the sky "is a household name, and it is usually used to describe someone with limited knowledge and short-sightedness; When we analyze this idiom story again, there will be more profound and practical enlightenment. As far as this story is concerned, the key point is whether the frog jumps out to see it. The answer is yes. But why "jump out"? Just to see how big it is. The purpose of frog jumping out to see is not to see how big the sky is, but to know the world. After jumping out, you should look for a better lake or well than this one. Knowing that there is a well outside the well and there is a lake outside the well, you should further look for and live in a water source within the range of ensuring the life time, or a lake or well with richer water source and better water quality for frogs to survive and multiply. But when deciding whether to jump out immediately, we should also consider the jumping ability and environmental conditions. If the environment in the well and its jumping ability are impossible for it to jump out, the greater the possibility of injury. It should wait until there is more water in the well before it jumps out. If it can exercise, it can try to jump while exercising, otherwise it will only be tasteless waste and consumption. After the frog jumps out, if it doesn't find a more suitable environment for its survival and reproduction than this well, it should enjoy the beautiful scenery of nature and know how much information there is in the sky, and then return to this well to maintain life, reproduce and complete its mission. Every animal has its unique natural function and plays a role in the biological chain of nature. Every animal should play a role in the biological chain, provided that it should form and have the life and reproductive ability of its own animal group. Frog's mission should also be to multiply life and become an unbreakable link in the natural biological chain, so it can't live without water, and the well is a better place for frogs to live. For a frog, it should be concerned with water and lakes or wells that can be filled with water. With such water resources and water environment, it can survive and realize the mission of reproducing life, which is a wise choice at the moment. This story can naturally be applied to human beings. Because we have the shadow of a frog.
Synonyms include frog at the bottom of a well, shortsighted mouse, blind man touching an elephant, and leopard in a tube.
The antonym is far-sighted, well-informed, all-encompassing and impeccable.
Grammar: [5] linkage; As predicate, object and attribute; With a derogatory meaning, it means that people have little knowledge.