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A frog inside a well.

ā€” Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown

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What does this proverb mean?

A narrow experience can limit how much of the world we understand.

Sources and attribution

Unattributed Traditional proverb; individual author and earliest use unknown.

Source: National Institute of Korean Language ā€” Korean Language Education Vocabulary Development (Stage 2) , National Institute of Korean Language ā€” Korean Language Education Vocabulary Development (Stage 2), pp. 185ā€“186

Origin: Korean proverb; individual author and earliest origin unknown

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