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隣の花は赤い
Hiragana
となりのはなはあかい
Proverb
Japanese Meaning
他人のものや状況は、自分のものよりもよく見えがちだという意味のことわざ。
Easy Japanese Meaning
じぶんのものより、ほかのひとのものが、よく見えると感じるようす
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
人们常觉得别人的境况更好 / 别处的事物看起来总比自己的更吸引 / 容易盲目羡慕他人所拥有的
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
比喻總覺得別人的比自己的好 / 形容對他人所有心生羨慕 / 認為外在事物看起來更美好
Korean Meaning
남의 것이 늘 더 좋아 보인다는 뜻 / 다른 사람의 처지가 자기보다 더 나아 보인다고 여김
Vietnamese Meaning
Đứng núi này trông núi nọ. / Cỏ nhà hàng xóm lúc nào cũng xanh hơn. / Cho rằng thứ của người khác luôn tốt đẹp hơn cái mình có.
Tagalog Meaning
Mas berde ang damo sa kabilang bakod. / Ang sa iba ay laging mas maganda. / Mas kanais-nais ang pag-aari ng iba.
Sense（1）
the grass is always greener on the other side
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隣の花は赤い
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He always says 'the flowers next door are red', envying others' success.
He always says 'the flowers next door are red', envying others' success.
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彼はいつも隣の花は赤いと言って、他人の成功を羨んでいる。
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