本地薑唔辣 (bun2 dei6 goeng1 m4 laat6) — local people or things aren't as valued as outside ones (lit., "local ginger isn't spicy"); the grass is greener on the other side of the fence in Cantonese
bunˊ²本deiˍ₆地goengˉ¹薑mˎ₄唔laatˍ₆辣简 本地姜唔辣
Mandarin Pinyin: ben3 di4 jiang1 wu2 la4
Meaning of 本地薑唔辣
nounlocal people or things aren't as valued as outside ones (lit., "local ginger isn't spicy"); the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
nounthe expression that local goods or people are often underestimated compared to imported goods or people