這山望著那山高

See also: 这山望着那山高

Chinese

		this	mountain	to look towards	particle (著#Pronunciation 2)	that	mountain	tall
trad. (這山望著那山高)		這	山	望	著	那	山	高
simp. (这山望着那山高)		这	山	望	着	那	山	高
Literally: “the next mountain looks taller”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄜˋ ㄕㄢ ㄨㄤˋ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄋㄚˋ ㄕㄢ ㄍㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ze² saan¹ mong⁶ zoek⁶ naa⁵ saan¹ gou¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˋ ㄕㄢ ㄨㄤˋ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄋㄚˋ ㄕㄢ ㄍㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhè shan wàng jhe̊ nà shan gao
    • Wade–Giles: chê⁴ shan¹ wang⁴ chê⁵ na⁴ shan¹ kao¹
    • Yale: jè shān wàng je nà shān gāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeh shan wanq .je nah shan gau
    • Palladius: чжэ шань ван чжэ на шань гао (čžɛ šanʹ van čžɛ na šanʹ gao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ wɑŋ⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə¹ nä⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ze² saan¹ mong⁶ zoek⁶ naa⁵ saan¹ gou¹
    • Yale: jé sāan mohng jeuhk náh sāan gōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dze² saan¹ mong⁶ dzoek⁹ naa⁵ saan¹ gou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zé² san¹ mong⁶ zêg⁶ na⁵ san¹ gou¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛː³⁵ saːn⁵⁵ mɔːŋ²² t͡sœːk̚² naː¹³ saːn⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵/

Proverb

1. the grass is always greener on the other side