Dictionary › 上有天堂，下有苏杭

上有天堂，下有苏杭

shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng

9-character word Traditional 上有天堂，下有蘇杭

What 上有天堂，下有苏杭 means

1. lit. there is heaven above, and there is {苏杭|Sū Háng} below (idiom)
2. fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven

The characters in 上有天堂，下有苏杭

• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意
• 天tiānday; sky; heaven
• 堂táng(main) hall; large room for a specific purpose; relationship between cousins etc on the…
• 下xiàdown; downwards; below
• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意
• 苏sūused in 噜苏
• 杭Hángsurname Hang; abbr. for Hangzhou 杭州