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隔籬飯香 (gaak3 lei4 faan6 hoeng1) — the grass is always greener on the other side in Cantonese

gaak˗₃隔leiˎ₄籬faanˍ₆飯hoengˉ¹香
简 隔篱饭香
Mandarin Pinyin: ge2 li2 fan4 xiang1

Meaning of 隔籬飯香

nounthe grass is always greener on the other side
noun"the grass is always greener" (idiom)

Characters in 隔籬飯香

隔gaak3
separate; divide; cut off; isolate
籬lei4
fence; hedge; wattle
飯faan6
feed
香hoeng1
incense; spice; balm

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