这山望着那山高

zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo

Definitions

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

mountain; hill (CL:座[zuò])

full moon

(chess) move

to touch

aspect particle indicating action in progress

to wear (clothes)

(pronoun) this; these

(specifier) that; the; those (colloquial pr. [nèi])

high