这山望着那山高 / 這山望著那山高

zhè​shān​wàng​zhe​nà​shān​gāo

the grass is greener on the other side

literally 'looking at that mountain while standing on this one and thinking that one is taller'; used to describe someone who is never satisfied with their current situation and always thinks things are better elsewhere

这 (literal) → 这/這 · zhè · this 山 (literal) → 山 · shān · mountain 望 (literal) → 望 · wàng · to gaze 着 (literal) → 着/著 · zhe · [continuous] 那 (literal) → 那 · nà · that 山 (literal) → 山 · shān · mountain 高 (literal) → 高 · gāo · high

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created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM