đứng núi này trông núi nọ

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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.