"隣の芝生は青い" meaning in Japanese

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Proverb

Forms: 隣の芝生は青い [canonical] (ruby: (となり), (しば), (), (あお)), tonari no shibafu wa aoi [romanization]
Etymology: 隣 + の + 芝生 + は + 青い, literally "the neighbor's grass is greener" Etymology templates: {{com|ja|隣|の|芝生|は|青い}} 隣 + の + 芝生 + は + 青い Head templates: {{ja-pos|proverb|となり の しばふ は あおい}} 隣(となり)の芝(しば)生(ふ)は青(あお)い • (tonari no shibafu wa aoi)
  1. the grass is always greener on the other side Related terms: 隣の花は赤い (tonari no hana wa akai) (ruby: (となり), (はな), (あか)), 隣の糂汰味噌 (tonari no jinda miso) (ruby: (となり), 糂汰味噌(じんだみそ))

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