首善之區

the finest place in the nation (often used in reference to the capital city) / also written 首善之地[shou3 shan4 zhi1 di4]

shǒu = sh + ou3

head / chief / first (occasion, thing etc) / classifier for poems, songs etc

shàn = sh + an4

good (virtuous) / benevolent / well-disposed / good at sth / to improve or perfect

zhī = zh + Ø1

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it

ōu = Ø + ou1

surname Ou

qū = qu + Ø1

area / region / district / small / distinguish / CL:個|个[ge4]

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