这山望着那山高
zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo
Pinyin

Definition

这山望着那山高
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zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo
  1. lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position
  2. the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

山
Shān
  1. 1 surname Shan
希望
xī wàng
  1. 1 to wish for
  2. 2 to desire
  3. 3 hope
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
那
Nā
  1. 1 surname Na
那些
nà xiē
  1. 1 those
那样
nà yàng
  1. 1 that kind
  2. 2 that sort
那么
nà me
  1. 1 like that
  2. 2 in that way
  3. 3 or so
  4. 4 so
  5. 5 so very much
  6. 6 about
  7. 7 in that case
高
Gāo
  1. 1 surname Gao
上山
shàng shān
  1. 1 to go uphill
  2. 2 to spin cocoon (silkworms)
  3. 3 to pass away
下山
xià shān
  1. 1 (of the sun) to set
中山
Zhōng shān
  1. 1 refers to Dr Sun Yat-sen
  2. 2 Zhongshan, prefecture-level city in Guangdong, close to Sun Yat-sen's birthplace
  3. 3 Nakayama (Japanese surname)
亚历山大
Yà lì shān dà
  1. 1 Alexander (name)
  2. 2 Alexandria (town name)
人山人海
rén shān rén hǎi
  1. 1 multitude
  2. 2 vast crowd
仰望
yǎng wàng
  1. 1 to look up at
  2. 2 to look up to sb hopefully
伏牛山
Fú niú shān
  1. 1 Funiu mountain range in southwest Henan, an eastern extension of Qinling range 秦嶺山脈|秦岭山脉[Qín lǐng shān mài], Shaanxi
佛山
Fó shān
  1. 1 Foshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong
佛山市
Fó shān shì
  1. 1 Foshan prefecture-level city in Guangdong 廣東省|广东省[Guǎng dōng shěng]
冰山
bīng shān
  1. 1 iceberg
  2. 2 CL:座[zuò]
凝望
níng wàng
  1. 1 to gaze at
  2. 2 to stare fixedly at
刹那
chà nà
  1. 1 an instant (Sanskrit: ksana)
  2. 2 split second
  3. 3 the twinkling of an eye
南山
Nán shān
  1. 1 Nanshan or Namsan, common place name
  2. 2 Nanshan district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong

Idioms (20)

一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive
一望无垠
yī wàng wú yín
  1. 1 to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望无际
yī wàng wú jì
  1. 1 as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一见高低
yī jiàn gāo dī
  1. 1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cross swords with
  3. 3 to lock horns
不孚众望
bù fú zhòng wàng
  1. 1 not living up to expectations (idiom)
  2. 2 failing to inspire confidence among people
  3. 3 unpopular
不识泰山
bù shí Tài Shān
  1. 1 can't recognize Mt Taishan (idiom); fig. not to recognize a famous person
不识高低
bù shí gāo dī
  1. 1 can't recognize tall or short (idiom); doesn't know what's what
不负众望
bù fù zhòng wàng
  1. 1 to live up to expectations (idiom)
不显山不露水
bù xiǎn shān bù lù shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. to not show the mountain and to not reveal the water (idiom); fig. to hide the key facts
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
仰屋著书
yǎng wū zhù shū
  1. 1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
倚栏望月
yǐ lán wàng yuè
  1. 1 to lean against the railings and look at the moon (idiom)
债台高筑
zhài tái gāo zhù
  1. 1 lit. build a high desk of debt (idiom); heavily in debt
兵败如山倒
bīng bài rú shān dǎo
  1. 1 troops in defeat like a landslide (idiom); a beaten army in total collapse
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
  1. 1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
  2. 2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)
功高不赏
gōng gāo bù shǎng
  1. 1 high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
  1. 1 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)

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