ếch ngồi đáy giếng

noun

Hanoi [ʔəjk̟̚˧˦ ŋoj˨˩ ʔɗaj˧˦ ziəŋ˧˦]Huế [ʔet̚˦˧˥ ŋoj˦˩ ʔɗaj˨˩˦ jiəŋ˦˧˥]Saigon [ʔəːt̚˦˥ ŋoj˨˩ ʔɗa(ː)j˦˥ jiəŋ˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

ếchrisingsắc ngồifallinghuyền đáyrisingsắc giếngrisingsắc

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

Meanings of ếch ngồi đáy giếng in English

Noun

idiomatic a person who likes judging their surroundings out of ignorance

Example sentences with ếch ngồi đáy giếng

Ếch ngồi đáy giếng. Person ignorant of the real world.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 井底之蛙 (jǐngdǐzhīwā); literally "a frog that sits at the bottom of a well".

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce ếch ngồi đáy giếng?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔəjk̟̚˧˦ ŋoj˨˩ ʔɗaj˧˦ ziəŋ˧˦]; Saigon [ʔəːt̚˦˥ ŋoj˨˩ ʔɗa(ː)j˦˥ jiəŋ˦˥]. Tones: ếch — rising tone (sắc), ngồi — falling tone (huyền), đáy — rising tone (sắc), giếng — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.