夏虫不可以语冰
xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng
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1 a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
春生,夏长,秋收,冬藏
chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng
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1 sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)
说时迟,那时快
shuō shí chí , nà shí kuài
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1 (idiom) no sooner said than done
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2 before you know it
这山望着那山高
zhè shān wàng zhe nà shān gāo
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1 lit. the next mountain looks taller (idiom); fig. not satisfied with one's current position
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2 the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence