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上有天堂，下有苏杭【shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng】

lit. there is heaven above, and there is 苏杭【Sū Háng】 below (idiom)
fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven

汉语词典Chinese definitions

上有天堂，下有苏杭【shàng yǒu tiān táng, xià yǒu sū háng】

Sū zhōu苏州、Háng zhōu杭州shì是rén shì jiān人世间zuì最fù shù富庶měi hǎo美好de的dì fāng地方

Jiāng nán江南zhēn真hǎo好dì fāng地方！shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng上有天堂，下有苏杭，bù不xiàng像wǒ men我们zhè这dì yù地狱shì jiè世界！
què却shuì说Zhōng guó中国dì fāng地方，dǐng顶yǒu míng有名de的shì是Sū Háng苏杭liǎng两shěng省，yǒu有gōu句lǎo huà老话，jiào zuò叫做『shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng上有天堂，下有苏杭』。

上有天堂，下有苏杭【shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng】

lit. there is heaven above, and there is 苏杭【Sū Háng】 below (idiom)
fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven

汉语词典Chinese definitions

上有天堂，下有苏杭【shàng yǒu tiān táng, xià yǒu sū háng】

Sū zhōu苏州、Háng zhōu杭州shì是rén shì jiān人世间zuì最fù shù富庶měi hǎo美好de的dì fāng地方

Jiāng nán江南zhēn真hǎo好dì fāng地方！shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng上有天堂，下有苏杭，bù不xiàng像wǒ men我们zhè这dì yù地狱shì jiè世界！
què却shuì说Zhōng guó中国dì fāng地方，dǐng顶yǒu míng有名de的shì是Sū Háng苏杭liǎng两shěng省，yǒu有gōu句lǎo huà老话，jiào zuò叫做『shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng上有天堂，下有苏杭』。

上

HSK 11

含义top; superior, highest; go up, send up

拼音shàng

有

HSK 11

含义have, own, possess; exist

拼音yǒu

天

HSK 14

含义sky, heaven; god, celestial

拼音tiān

堂

HSK 23

含义hall; government office

拼音táng

下

HSK 11

含义under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down

拼音xià

苏

HSK 6

含义revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet'

拼音sū

杭

含义cross stream; navigate

拼音háng