这山望着那山高 in English zhe4 shan1 wang4 zhe5 na4 shan1 gao1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the next mountain looks taller (idiomatic expression); metaphorically not satisfied with one's current position
  • the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

Simplified Characters

这 山 望 着 那 山 高

Traditional Characters

這 山 望 著 那 山 高

Pinyin

zhe4 shan1 wang4 zhe5 na4 shan1 gao1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

这zhe4this 山shan1surname Shan 望wang4full moon 着zhe5(chess) move 那na4surname Na 山shan1surname Shan 高gao1surname Gao