上有天堂，下有蘇杭

See also: 上有天堂，下有苏杭

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)		上	有	天堂	，	下	有	蘇杭
simp. (上有天堂，下有苏杭)		上	有	天堂	，	下	有	苏杭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shàng yǒu tiāntáng, xià yǒu Sūháng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢㄊㄤˊ , ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄏㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ jau⁵ tin¹ tong⁴, haa⁶ jau⁵ sou¹ hong⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zaon ⁶yeu ¹thi-daon ⁶gho ⁶yeu ¹su-ghaon

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shàng yǒu tiāntáng, xià yǒu Sūháng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢㄊㄤˊ , ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄨㄏㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shàng yǒu tiantáng, sià yǒu Suháng
  - Wade–Giles: shang⁴ yu³ tʻien¹-tʻang², hsia⁴ yu³ Su¹-hang²
  - Yale: shàng yǒu tyān-táng-, syà yǒu Sū-háng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanq yeou tiantarng, shiah yeou Suharng
  - Palladius: шан ю тяньтан, ся ю Сухан (šan ju tjanʹtan, sja ju Suxan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹ joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ su⁵⁵ xɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁶ jau⁵ tin¹ tong⁴, haa⁶ jau⁵ sou¹ hong⁴
  - Yale: seuhng yáuh tīn tòhng, hah yáuh sōu hòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ jau⁵ tin¹ tong⁴, haa⁶ jau⁵ sou¹ hong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ yeo⁵ tin¹ tong⁴, ha⁶ yeo⁵ sou¹ hong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² jɐu̯¹³ tʰiːn⁵⁵ tʰɔːŋ²¹ haː²² jɐu̯¹³ sou̯⁵⁵ hɔːŋ²¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zaon ⁶yeu ¹thi-daon ⁶gho ⁶yeu ¹su-ghaon
  - MiniDict: zaon^去 yeu^去 thi^平 daon gho^去 yeu^去 su^平 ghaon
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zaan ³hhieu ¹thi-daan ³hho ³hhieu ¹su-hhaan
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zɑ̃³³ ɦiɤ²³ tʰi⁵⁵ dɑ̃²¹ ɦo³³ ɦiɤ²³ su⁵⁵ ɦɑ̃²¹/

Proverb

上有天堂，下有蘇杭

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.