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セイアハモッテウミヲカタルベカラズ
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. a narrow-minded person cannot understand the ways of the world;
(lit.)
a frog in the well cannot understand the ocean even if it is explained to it
Alt. forms
井
せい
蛙
あ
は
以
も
って
海
うみ
を
語
かた
る
可
べ
からず
セイアハモッテウミヲカタルベカラズ
Composed of
セイア
frog in a well;
(fig.)
someone with a narrow perspective
モッテ
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
ウミ
sea; ocean; waters
ベカラズ
must not; should not; do not