The frog in the well does not know the ocean. - Zhuangzi [Zhuang Zhou / Chuang Tzu] (c. 369? - c. 286B.C.?)
/ He that stays in the valley shall never get over the hill.
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井の中の蛙大海を知らず。 - 荘子［荘周］ (紀元前369頃? - 前286頃?): 「秋水」
/ 谷の中に留まる者が、山を乗り越えることはない。
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