葦の髄から天井のぞく

よしのずいからてんじょうのぞく

Meanings

1. Expression, Godan verb to have a narrow view of things (literally: to look at the ceiling through a reed)

Kanji

• 葦 reed; bullrush. Read as よし.
• 髄 marrow. Read as ズイ.
• 天 heaven. Read as テン.
• 井 well. Read as ショウ.

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