◆他人の飯は白い Tanin no meshi wa shiroi.
- 解釈：他人の物はとかくよく見えるものという意。
- Literal：Rice of others white.
- Interpretation：Others' thing looks good. Our neighbour's cow gives more milk than ours. Better is the neighbor's hen than yours. He always envies neighbors.
- 類義：うちの鯛より隣の鰯。隣のじんだ味噌。隣の雑炊。隣の花は赤い。