the grass is always greener on the other side(zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo)

the grass is always greener on the other side

This mountain looks up to that mountain (zh è sh à NW à ngzhen à sh à ng à o), which is derived from the book "Lu's spring and Autumn Annals, first knowledge and view of the world".

Li Guangting of the Qing Dynasty wrote: "if this mountain looks at that high mountain, I will admire it."

interpretation

This is a metaphor for being dissatisfied with one's own work or environment and always thinking that other work or environment is better.

source

Lu Buwei, Wei of the Warring States period, wrote in his book the spring and Autumn Annals of the Lu family, the first knowledge tour and the view of the world: "climbers are already high. Looking from left to right, the mountain is still towering

Chinese PinYin : zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo