a szomszéd rétje mindig zöldebb

Hungarian

Etymology

Literally: “the neighbour's meadow is always greener”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɒ ˈsomseːd ˈreːcːɛ ˈmindiɡ ˈzøldɛbː]

Proverb

a szomszéd rétje mindig zöldebb

1. the grass is always greener on the other side

Further reading

• Paczolay, Gyula: 750 Hungarian Proverbs. Veszprém: Veszprémi Nyomda. 1991. →ISBN