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Compare the various Chinese idioms beginning 生在蘇州/苏州 (Sūzhōu)... praising the surpassing beauty of Suzhou's residents, Hangzhou's scenery, Guangzhou's cuisine, and Liuzhou's coffins and tombs.", "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "en", "2": "proverb", "head": "" }, "expansion": "see Naples and die", "name": "head" }, { "args": {}, "expansion": "see Naples and die", "name": "en-proverb" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "proverb", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "English entries with incorrect language header", "English lemmas", "English multiword terms", "English proverbs", "English terms calqued from Italian", "English terms derived from Italian", "English terms with unknown etymologies", "en:Italy" ], "examples": [ { "ref": "1962, Wystan Hugh Auden & al. translating Johann Wolfgang von Goethe as Italian Journey, Pt. 2, letter of 3 March 1787 from Naples, p. 180", "text": "I won't say another word about the beauties of the city and its situation, which have been described and praised so often. 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