上有天堂,下有蘇杭

Chinese

 
up; on; on top
up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
heaven; paradise
 
under; next; lower
under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter
 
to have; there is; there are
to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
Suhang
trad. (上有天堂,下有蘇杭) 天堂 蘇杭
simp. (上有天堂,下有苏杭) 天堂 苏杭

Pronunciation


  • Mandarin
  • Cantonese
  • Wu
    • (Shanghainese)
      • Wugniu: 6zaon 6yeu 1thi-daon 6gho 6yeu 1su-ghaon
      • Wiktionary Romanisation: 3zaan 3hhieu 1thi-daan 3hho 3hhieu 1su-hhaan
      • Sinological IPA (key): /zɑ̃³³  ɦiɤ²³ tʰi⁵⁵ dɑ̃²¹ ɦo³³  ɦiɤ²³ su⁵⁵ ɦɑ̃²¹/

Proverb

上有天堂,下有蘇杭

  1. There is heaven above, and there are Suzhou and Hangzhou below. This phrase praises the virtues of these two cities in Jiangsu and Zhejiang province, respectively.
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