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): ㄊㄧㄢㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ soeng⁶ jan⁴ gaan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tiānshàng rénjiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianshanq renjian
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tin¹ soeng⁶ jan⁴ gaan¹
  - Yale: tīn seuhng yàhn gāan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ soeng⁶ jan⁴ gaan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ sêng⁶ yen⁴ gan¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ sœːŋ²² jɐn²¹ kɑːn⁵⁵/

Idiom

天上人間

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

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