家花没有野花香

家花沒有野花香

jiāhuāméiyǒuyěhuāxiāng

idiom

Meanings

1 the flowers at home are not as fragrant as the wild flowers outside
2 the grass is always greener on the other side
3 another woman always seems more attractive than one's own wife

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Examples

他出轨了，真是家花没有野花香。

Tā chūguǐ le, zhēn shì jiāhuā méiyǒu yěhuā xiāng.

He had an affair — truly, the flowers at home aren't as fragrant as the wild ones.

别相信家花没有野花香的鬼话，珍惜眼前人吧。

Bié xiāngxìn jiāhuā méiyǒu yěhuā xiāng de guǐhuà, zhēnxī yǎnqián rén ba.

Don't believe that nonsense about wild flowers being sweeter — cherish the one in front of you.

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culture

Used (often disapprovingly) to describe straying husbands. 家花 (jiāhuā, 'home flower') = one's own wife; 野花 (yěhuā, 'wild flower') = another woman.

Colloquial. Often quoted ironically or to criticize, rarely as advice. The English near-equivalent is 'the grass is always greener'.

Stroke Order

家 jiā

花 huā

没 méi

有 yǒu

野 yě

香 xiāng