上有天堂，下有苏杭

Traditional: 上有天堂，下有蘇杭

shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng

Dictionary entry

lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Su1 Hang2] below (idiom)

What does 上有天堂，下有苏杭 mean?

上有天堂，下有苏杭 (shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Su1 Hang2] below (idiom)

2fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven

Character breakdown

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上shǎngused in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)天tiānday · sky 堂táng(main) hall · large room for a specific purpose 下xiàdown · downwards 苏sūused in 嚕囌|噜苏[lu1 su1]杭Hángsurname Hang · abbr. for Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1]

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How to pronounce 上有天堂，下有苏杭

上有天堂，下有苏杭

shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng

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