人ひとの花はなは赤あかい

expression, i-adjective

the grass is always greener on the other side

Proverb meaning that other people's things or situations seem better than one's own. Literally 'other people's flowers are redder'.

• 隣となりの芝しば生ふは青あおいと言いうが、人ひとの花はなは赤あかいとも言いうね。

  They say the grass is always greener on the other side, but they also say other people's flowers are redder.