Hungarian Etymology Literally: “the neighbour's meadow is always greener” Pronunciation IPA(key): [ɒ ˈsomseːd ˈreːcːɛ ˈmindiɡ ˈzøldɛbː] Proverb a szomszéd rétje mindig zöldebb the grass is always greener on the other side Further reading Paczolay, Gyula: 750 Hungarian Proverbs. Veszprém: Veszprémi Nyomda. 1991. →ISBNWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.