人比人没个头
“There's no end in comparison.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I mean, you don't have to compete with me.”
人比人没个头
“There's no end in comparison.”
“You don't have a job. Just find one.”
“Stop comparing yourself to me or anyone else; it will only make you miserable.”
Social comparison is deeply entrenched in competitive Chinese educational and career spheres; quoting idioms about the futility of comparison is a typical way to de-escalate anxiety.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
comparing people with people
The first half of the common proverb '人比人，气死人' (comparing yourself to others will only anger you to death).
endless / has no end in sight
Colloquial idiom expressing that a cycle, task, or thought spiral will never finish.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Life really isn't fair.”
“People really are different.”
“Comparing people only breeds frustration.”
“Now you're truly living like less than human.”
“Comparing yourself to her is rough.”
“not a single one can be missing.”