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

冠冕堂皇

guān miǎn táng huáng

1 high-sounding
2 dignified
3 pompous (idiom)

升堂入室

shēng táng rù shì

1 lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
2 fig. to gradually attain proficiency
3 to attain a higher level

哄堂大笑

hōng táng dà xiào

1 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)

四世同堂

sì shì tóng táng

1 four generations under one roof (idiom)

Sample Sentences

对啊，我记得我们学校是下午2 点开放澡堂的。开之前就有很多人去排队了。女生的队伍总是很长很长，男生么，就那么零星几个人。

duìa ，wǒ jìde wǒmen xuéxiào shì xiàwǔ liǎngdiǎn kāifàng zǎotáng de 。kāi zhīqián jiù yǒu hěn duō rén qù páiduì le 。nǚshēng de duìwǔ zǒngshì hěn cháng hěn cháng ，nánshēng me ，jiù nàme língxīng jǐ ge rén 。

Yeah! I remember that our school opened up the shower hall at 2pm. Before it opened many people lined up. The line for girls was always really long, but for the guys there were just a few.

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