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Korean life dictionary

22 short guides to words and manners

Proverbs

우물 안 개구리

umul an gaeguri · A frog inside a well.

Someone who knows only their own small world and thinks it's everything.

When to useEncouraging someone to travel or learn beyond their bubble — or teasing yourself for not having.

Examples

  • 외국에서 일해 보니까 내가 우물 안 개구리였더라.

    Working abroad, I realized I'd been a frog in a well.

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