1 paradise

2 heaven

1 government

2 classifier: 个 gè

1 politics

2 political

1 policy

2 classifier: 个 gè

1 variant: 船 chuán

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

1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)

1 lit. to board a pirate ship (idiom)

2 fig. to associate with criminals

1 high-sounding

2 dignified

3 pompous (idiom)

1 honest and industrious government functionaries (idiom)