人杰地灵

人傑地靈

rénjié-dìlíng

idiom

Meanings

苏州自古人杰地灵，文化底蕴深厚。

Sūzhōu zìgǔ rénjiédìlíng, wénhuà dǐyùn shēnhòu.

Suzhou has long been a land that produces great talent, with deep cultural roots.

这里人杰地灵，出过许多名人。

Zhèlǐ rénjiédìlíng, chū guò xǔduō míngrén.

This place is rich in talent and spiritual energy — it has produced many famous figures.

history

From Wang Bo's Tang preface 《滕王阁序》: 人杰地灵，徐孺下陈蕃之榻 — outstanding people make a land luminous, as Xu Ru graced Chen Fan's couch.

人 rén

杰 jié

地 dì

灵 líng