đứng núi này trông núi nọ

Vietnamese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Literally “standing on one mountain, gazing at another”. Compare Chinese 這山望著那山高这山望著那山高 (zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˧˦ nuj˧˦ naj˨˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˧ nuj˧˦ nɔ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˧˥ nuj˨˩˦ naj˦˩ ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧ nuj˨˩˦ nɔ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˥ nuj˦˥ na(ː)j˨˩ ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧ nuj˦˥ nɔ˨˩˨]

Proverb edit

đứng núi này trông núi nọ

  1. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.