天府之国

天府之國

tiānfǔzhīguó

idiom

Meanings

1 land of abundance
2 Sichuan, the land of plenty

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

四川自古被称为天府之国。

Sìchuān zìgǔ bèi chēngwéi tiānfǔzhīguó.

Sichuan has been called the land of abundance since ancient times.

HSK 7-9

都江堰让成都平原旱涝保收，成了真正的天府之国。

Dūjiāngyàn ràng Chéngdū Píngyuán hànlào-bǎoshōu, chéng le zhēnzhèng de tiānfǔzhīguó.

Dujiangyan gave the Chengdu Plain good harvests in drought and flood alike, making it a true land of plenty.

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history

The 《战国策》 and the 《史记》 first used the phrase for the Guanzhong plain, the Qin heartland around today's Xi'an. 诸葛亮 applied it to the Shu region in the 隆中对, and since then it has meant Sichuan. Chengdu now puts 天府 on everything from its main square to its new airport.

Stroke Order

天 tiān

府 fǔ

之 zhī

国 guó