đứng núi này trông núi nọ

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === 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 === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˧˦ nuj˧˦ naj˨˩ t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˧ nuj˧˦ nɔ˧˨ʔ] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˧˥ nuj˨˩˦ naj˦˩ ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧ nuj˨˩˦ nɔ˨˩ʔ] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨŋ˦˥ nuj˦˥ na(ː)j˨˩ ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧ nuj˦˥ nɔ˨˩˨] === Proverb === đứng núi này trông núi nọ the grass is always greener on the other side ==== Usage notes ==== This proverb carries a somewhat narrower connotation than the English saying. It is used for example in the context of a romantic longing or a longing for a better station in life, rather than for more trivial desires. ==== Synonyms ==== (the grass is always greener on the other side): đứng núi này trông núi kia