lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Su1 Hang2] below (idiom); fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
trad. 上有天堂，下有蘇杭
Also written 上有天堂，下有蘇杭【shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng】
Characters in this word
7上
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used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]
- Pinyin
- shǎng
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 61 of 2500
有
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to have; there is, (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)
- Pinyin
- yǒu
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 13 of 2500
天
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day, sky, heaven
- Pinyin
- tiān
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 211 of 2500
堂
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(main) hall, large room for a specific purpose, CL:間|间[jian1], relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family, of the same clan, classifier for classes, lectures etc, classifier for sets of furniture
- Pinyin
- táng
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 15913 of 2500
下
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down, downwards, below, lower, later, next (week etc), second (of two parts), to decline, to go down, to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc), measure word to show the frequency of an action
- Pinyin
- xià
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 184 of 2500
苏
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used in 嚕囌|噜苏[lu1 su1]
- Pinyin
- sū
- Traditional
- 囌
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 5426 of 2500
杭
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surname Hang, abbr. for Hangzhou 杭州[Hang2 zhou1]
- Pinyin
- Háng
- Strokes
- 8