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隔
籬
飯
香
[-
篱
饭
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Jyutping
gaak3 lei4 faan6 hoeng1
Pinyin
gé lí fàn xiāng
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
"the grass is always greener" (idiom)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
語句
形容人唔知足,覺得人哋擁有嘅嘢好過自己擁有嘅嘢
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; literally "neighbours' rice smells better"
Definitions (Wiktionary)
phrase, Cantonese, idiomatic
The grass is always greener on the other side.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
外國的月亮比較圓 – 外国的月亮比较圆
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
Cantonese
隔篱饭香
隔籬飯香
gaak3 lei4 faan6 hoeng1
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence