IdiomNature
Vietnamese
VietnameseĐứng núi này trông núi nọ
Meaning: Never satisfied with what you have; the grass is always greener.
Literally: Standing on this mountain, looking at that mountain
Example: “Anh ấy vừa đổi việc lại đứng núi này trông núi nọ.” — He's just changed jobs and already thinks the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
English equivalent: The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
Equivalents in other languages
Irish: Is glas iad na cnoic i bhfad uainn Literally: The hills far away are green
Persian: مرغ همسایه غاز است (morgh-e hamsāye ghāz ast) Literally: The neighbor's chicken is a goose
Origin: Standing on one mountain and gazing at another, which always looks better, is never being content with what one has. The Vietnamese saying is used above all of fickle lovers and job-hoppers, like English "the grass is always greener."
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