這山望著那山高

See also: 这山望着那山高

Chinese

		this	mountain	to look towards	particle (著#Pronunciation 2)	that	mountain	tall
trad. (這山望著那山高)		這	山	望	著	那	山	高
simp. (这山望着那山高)		这	山	望	着	那	山	高

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄜˋ ㄕㄢㄨㄤˋ ˙ㄓㄜㄋㄚˋ ㄕㄢㄍㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ze² saan¹ mong⁶ zoek⁶ naa⁵ saan¹ gou¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˋ ㄕㄢㄨㄤˋ ˙ㄓㄜㄋㄚˋ ㄕㄢㄍㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeh shan wanq .je nah shan gau
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ⁵¹ ʂa̠n⁵⁵ u̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə¹ na̠⁵¹ ʂa̠n⁵⁵ kɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ze² saan¹ mong⁶ zoek⁶ naa⁵ saan¹ gou¹
  - Yale: jé sāan mohng jeuhk náh sāan gōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dze² saan¹ mong⁶ dzoek⁹ naa⁵ saan¹ gou¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zé² san¹ mong⁶ zêg⁶ na⁵ san¹ gou¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛː³⁵ sɑːn⁵⁵ mɔːŋ²² t͡ɕœːk̚² nɑː¹³ sɑːn⁵⁵ kou̯⁵⁵/

Proverb

這山望著那山高

the next mountain looks taller (i.e. the grass is always greener on the other side)

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