lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position; the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
trad. 這山望著那山高
Also written 這山望著那山高【zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo】
Characters in this word
6这
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(pronoun) this; these, (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun), (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. [zhei4], esp. in Beijing)
- Pinyin
- zhè
- Traditional
- 這
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 17 of 2500
山
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surname Shan
- Pinyin
- Shān
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 2411 of 2500
望
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full moon, to hope, to expect, to visit, to gaze (into the distance), to look towards, towards
- Pinyin
- wàng
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 4847 of 2500
着
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variant of 著|着[zhao1]
- Pinyin
- zhāo
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 71 of 2500
那
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surname Na
- Pinyin
- Nā
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 28 of 2500
高
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surname Gao
- Pinyin
- Gāo
- Strokes
- 10
- Frequency
- 681 of 2500