One idea · 3 languages

“Not see beyond the end of one's nose”in other languages

Have a narrow view of the world.

  • English
  • Chinese
  • Korean
Behind the words

Same idea, different pictures

Chinese and Korean share a frog at the bottom of a well, 井底之蛙, 우물 안 개구리. It comes from the Chinese classic Zhuangzi: the frog thinks the little circle of sky above its well is the whole sky.

English keeps it closer: someone who can't see past the end of their own nose.

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