上有天堂，下有苏杭 上有天堂，下有蘇杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
Meaning
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
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上shàngabove, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous⺊一有yǒuto have, to own, to possess; to exist月天tiānsky, heaven; god, celestial一大堂tánghall, large room; government office; cousins尚土下xiàbelow, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next一卜苏sūto awaken, to revive, to resurrect; used in transliterations艹办杭hángford; surname木亢