蚁穴自封 — “To confine oneself to a small”
蚁穴自封 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to confine oneself to a small”. Self-proclaimed domain, often implying a narrow perspective or complacency within one's limited sphere. Literally, “To seal oneself in an anthill”.
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蚁穴自封 Pronunciation and Pinyin
蚁穴自封 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 蚁穴自封
那位艺术家虽然才华横溢，但多年来一直蚁穴自封，不愿走出自己的工作室与外界交流，作品的风格也渐渐变得单一
Though that artist is exceptionally talented, for years he has been confining himself to his own studio, unwilling to interact with the outside world, and the style of his works has gradually become singular.
Idioms Related to 蚁穴自封
More idioms starting with 蚁
- yǐ蚁fēng封xué穴yǔ雨Ants sealing nests means heavy rain
- yǐ蚁yōng拥fēng蜂cuán攒swarming like ants and clustering like bees
- yǐ蚁dòu斗wō蜗zhēng争Trivial disputes
- yǐ蚁kuì溃shǔ鼠hài骇flee in terror and scatter in disarray
- yǐ蚁xué穴huài坏dī堤Small oversight leads to great disaster
- yǐ蚁xué穴kuì溃dī堤Small flaws can cause great ruin
- yǐ蚁jù聚fēng蜂tún屯swarm like ants and bees
- yǐ蚁jù聚fēng蜂cuán攒swarm like ants and bees
- yǐ蚁shān膻shǔ鼠fǔ腐To have low and unrefined tastes
- yǐ蚁cuì萃zhōng螽jí集Gather in vast numbers
- yǐ蚁fù附fēng蜂tún屯to swarm like ants and bees
- yǐ蚁fù附yíng蝇qū趋fawn over someone for personal gain
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Open the tool →Questions about 蚁穴自封
What does 蚁穴自封 mean?
蚁穴自封 (yǐ xué zì fēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to confine oneself to a small”.
How do you pronounce 蚁穴自封?
蚁穴自封 is pronounced yǐ xué zì fēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蚁穴自封 literally mean?
Literally, 蚁穴自封 means “to seal oneself in an anthill”. It is used to mean “to confine oneself to a small”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蚁穴自封?
比喻以区区之地方自主独立。