zhè​shān​wàng​zhe​nà​shān​gāo

the grass is greener on the other side

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

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