District of Xi'an City [[西安市|西安市|xi1 an1 shi4]][xī ān shì], Shaanxi Province

Chang'an University; a national university located in Xi'an, China

(literary) it is not easy to live in the capital; a metaphor for the high cost of living in a large city. This expression originates from a pun on the name of the Tang poet [[白居易|白居易|bai2 ju1 yi4]], to whom it was said that living in the capital Cháng'ān was not easy (bù yì).

A metaphor for places where people compete for wealth and status, or the pursuit of such goals.