这山望着那山高

zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo

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1. lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position
2. the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

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Child Words of 这山望着那山高

• 山 山 shān: mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])
• 望 望 wàng: full moon
• 着 着 zhāo: (chess) move
• 着 着 zháo: to touch
• 着 着 zhe: aspect particle indicating action in progress
• 着 着 zhuó: to wear (clothes)
• 这 这 zhè: (pronoun) this; these
• 那 那 nà: (specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi])
• 高 高 gāo: high