Word
HSK | Not in HSK |
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FREQUENCY | Unknown |
上有天堂,下有苏杭 shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu sū háng
DEFINITIONS
- 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
CHARACTERS
上 shàng | top; superior, highest; go up, send up |
有 yǒu | have, own, possess; exist |
天 tiān | sky, heaven; god, celestial |
堂 táng | hall; government office |
下 xià | under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down |
有 yǒu | have, own, possess; exist |
苏 sū | revive, resurrect; a species of thyme; transliteration of 'Soviet' |
杭 háng | cross stream; navigate |