醯鸡瓮里 — “Vinegar gnat in a jar”
醯鸡瓮里 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a very narrow or limited perspective due to lack of exposure or experience; a person whose knowledge is confined to a small scope, like a gnat in a jar”. Literally, “Vinegar gnat in a jar”.
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What does 醯鸡瓮里 mean?
醯鸡瓮里 (xī jī wèng lǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have a very narrow or limited perspective due to lack of exposure or experience; a person whose knowledge is confined to a small scope, like a gnat in a jar”.
How do you pronounce 醯鸡瓮里?
醯鸡瓮里 is pronounced xī jī wèng lǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 醯鸡瓮里 literally mean?
Literally, 醯鸡瓮里 means “Vinegar gnat in a jar”. It is used to mean “to have a very narrow or limited perspective due to lack of exposure or experience; a person whose knowledge is confined to a small scope, like a gnat in a jar”.
What is the Chinese definition of 醯鸡瓮里?
醯鸡：酒瓮里生的一种小虫子。比喻见闻狭隘的人