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Japanese
Etymology
Literally, “seeing it is paradise, living there is hell”.
Pronunciation
Proverb
見ては極楽住んでは地獄 • (mite wa gokuraku sunde wa jigoku)
- what you see isn't always what you get
References
- “見ては極楽住んでは地獄”, in goo辞書 (in Japanese) (dictionary), Goo, 19 June 2024 (last accessed), archived from the original on 5 March 2024