青蛙

• ピンイン: qīng wā
• 漢字の分解: 青 = 生 + 月 (green/blue-green); 蛙 = 虫 + 圭 (frog — insect radical + phonetic component)

意味

カエル

Beyond its literal meaning, 青蛙 features in the famous fable 井底之蛙 (the frog at the bottom of a well), symbolising narrow-mindedness or a limited worldview. Frogs are also regarded as ecologically beneficial in agriculture.

例文

1. 夏夜的稻田里，青蛙的叫声此起彼伏，热闹非凡。
2. 他儿时喜欢去田边捕青蛙，长大后才明白青蛙对农业生态的重要性。
3. 井底之蛙的寓言告诫世人，不要局限于自己狭小的视野。

使い方ガイド

場面: nature, biology, folklore

トーン: neutral

正しい言い方

• 青蛙是农业益虫的天敌，能有效控制害虫数量，保护庄稼。(Frogs are natural predators of crop-damaging insects, effectively controlling pest populations and protecting crops.)
• 每逢夏雨过后，池塘边的青蛙便开始此起彼伏地鸣叫起来。(After every summer rain, the frogs around the pond begin calling out in relay, one after another.)

避ける言い方

• 青蛙是我们养的宠物昆虫 — 青蛙 is an amphibian, not an insect; calling it an 昆虫 is factually incorrect

起源と歴史

青 (green/blue) + 蛙 (frog) — the green frog

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal