Social Rituals
صدای طبل از دور خوش است
/ sedâ-ye tabl az dur khosh ast /
proverb · the drum sounds nicer from afar
Meaning
معنی۱
Sedâ-ye tabl az dur khosh ast is a Persian proverb: "the drum sounds nicer from far away." The Persian cousin of "the grass is greener," with a different image and a sharper edge.
In a sentence
مثالبه نظرت کارش عالیه؟ صدای طبل از دور خوش است
be nazaret kârash âlie? sedâ-ye tabl az dur khosh ast
You think his job is great? The drum sounds nicer from far away
In its constellation
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صدای طبل از دور خوش استsedâ-ye tabl az dur khosh ast
مرغ همسایه غاز استmorgh-e hamsâye ghâz astحسرتhasratغبطهghebteصداsedâدورdurخوشkhoshصدای طبل از دور خوش استsedâ-ye tabl az dur khosh ast
keeps company with ۶ words