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
Meanings
- Expression a narrow-minded person cannot understand the ways of the world (literally: a frog in the well cannot understand the ocean even if it is explained to it) See also: 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). See also: 井蛙 (せいあ).
Kanji
- 井 well. Read as セイ.
- 蛙 frog
- 以 from
- 海 sea. Read as うみ.
- 語 language. Read as かたる.
- 可 possible. Read as べき.