人間天上

See also: 人间天上

Chinese

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

Etymology

Literally: among people, in the heavens

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rénjiān tiānshàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄕㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ gaan¹ tin¹ soeng⁶

---

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

Idiom

人間天上

1. describes two people who are separated by a great distance
2. heaven on earth

Related terms

• 天上人間／天上人间 (tiānshàng rénjiān)