Tiếng Việt · Idiom Attested

đứng núi này trông núi nọ

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Also seen as: đứng núi này trông núi khác

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Never satisfied with what you have; always thinking somewhere or something else is better.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Không bao giờ hài lòng với những gì mình có, luôn nghĩ nơi khác hoặc thứ khác là tốt hơn

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Literally: Standing on this mountain, gazing at that mountain.

How to use it

✓ Use it when

Criticizing restlessness in jobs, relationships, or life choices.

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Mới vào công ty ba tháng đã muốn nhảy việc, đứng núi này trông núi nọ mãi.Three months into the job and already wanting to hop — forever standing on one mountain gazing at another.

Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Equivalents & related

Direct equivalent the grass is always greener on the other side Other people’s situations always look better than your own, usually mistakenly. English

Topics: Mountains & stone

Common questions

What does “đứng núi này trông núi nọ” mean?

Never satisfied with what you have; always thinking somewhere or something else is better. Literally: Standing on this mountain, gazing at that mountain.

Is “đứng núi này trông núi nọ” formal or informal?

đứng núi này trông núi nọ is generally neutral; connotation: chiding.

What is the closest equivalent?

“the grass is always greener on the other side” (English) — direct equivalent.