井蛙せいあは以もって海うみを語かたる可べからず

expression

a narrow-minded person cannot understand the ways of the world; a frog in the well cannot understand the ocean even if it is explained to it

Proverb derived from the Chinese classic Zhuangzi. Used to criticize someone whose limited experience prevents them from grasping broader truths. Often cited alongside the shorter form 井の中の蛙大海を知らず.

See also: 井の中の蛙、大海を知らず · 井蛙

• 「井せい蛙あは以もって海うみを語かたる可べからず」という言こと葉ばは、視し野やの狭せまさを戒いましめる故こ事じ成せい語ごだ。

  The saying 'a frog in the well cannot understand the ocean even if it is explained to it' is a classical proverb that warns against narrow-mindedness.