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j?ng d? de há ma – jiàn shi sh?o
井底的蛤蟆 – 見識少
Frog in a well – A person with a very limited outlook
k?ng fū z? de k?u dài – shū dāi (dài) zi
孔夫子的口袋 – 書呆（袋）子
Confucius' bag is full of books. (Confucius is the Chinese philosopher, educator and founder of Confucianism in late Spring and Autumn Period.) – Somebody is a pedant or bookworm. |
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shí w? ge diào t?ng d? shuǐ – qī shàng bā xià
十五個吊桶打水 – 七上八下
Have one's heart clang like fifteen buckets in one well, seven going up and eight going down – have one's heart pound with uncertainty, fear or turmoil
niú tóu bù duì m? zu? – hú lā luàn ch?
牛頭不對馬嘴 – 胡拉亂扯
Horses' jaws don't match cows' heads – incongruous; irrelevant |
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