天上人間

See also: 天上人间

Chinese

		in the sky; the heavens	the human world; the world of mortals
trad. (天上人間)		天上	人間
simp. (天上人间)		天上	人间

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiānshàng rénjiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ soeng⁶ jan⁴ gaan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiānshàng rénjiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tianshàng rénjian
    • Wade–Giles: tʻien¹-shang⁴ jên²-chien¹
    • Yale: tyān-shàng rén-jyān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianshanq renjian
    • Palladius: тяньшан жэньцзянь (tjanʹšan žɛnʹczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tin¹ soeng⁶ jan⁴ gaan¹
    • Yale: tīn seuhng yàhn gāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ soeng⁶ jan⁴ gaan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ sêng⁶ yen⁴ gan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ sœːŋ²² jɐn²¹ kaːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

天上人間

1. (literally) heaven and earth
2. (figuratively, idiomatic, of two things being compared) exhibiting significant differences