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人間天堂

简人间天堂 · 繁人間天堂

Mandarin · pinyin rén jiān tiān táng

heaven on Earth
nickname for the city Suzhou

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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
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天: tiān · sky, heaven; god, celestial
堂: táng · hall; government office
间: jiān · midpoint, space; place, locality

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2–1–1–2 · ren2 jian1 tian1 tang2

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