粵

隔gaak3籬lei4飯faan6香hoeng1

simp隔篱饭香
gaak3 lei4 faan6 hoeng1gé lí fàn xiāng

English

  1. "the grass is always greener" (idiom)
  2. the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; literally "neighbours' rice smells better"

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 形容人唔知足，覺得人哋擁有嘅嘢好過自己擁有嘅嘢

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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