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《天上人间》

English translation: heaven on earth

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Chinese term or phrase:	《天上人间》
English translation:	heaven on earth
Entered by:	Will Wong

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17:33 Apr 6, 2006

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Chinese term or phrase: 《天上人间》

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heaven on earth

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my suggestion would be "heaven on earth"; maybe someone else has a better suggestion

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Will Wong
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3 +3

heaven on earth

Will Wong

4 +2

Heaven and Earth/ Heaven, Earth and Beyond

Ray Luo

3 +1

paradise on earth

Naikei Wong

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peer agreement (net): +3

heaven on earth

Explanation:
my suggestion would be "heaven on earth"; maybe someone else has a better suggestion

Will Wong
United States
Native speaker of:

English,

Chinese
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Thanks to all of you!!!

29 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

paradise on earth

Explanation:
one version of it ... without the religious connotations

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Note added at 32 mins (2006-04-06 18:06:18 GMT)
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there's this movie called "heaven and earth", remember? so, they are more like contrasting elements for 天地 -- my opinion

Naikei Wong
Hong Kong
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Heaven and Earth/ Heaven, Earth and Beyond

Explanation:
这是一首歌 (Heaven, Earth and Beyond)，它的中文译名为‘天上人间’。还珠格格英文名Princess Huanzhu III --- Heaven and Earth，
译得不如 Heaven, Earth and Beyond 优美，在此供参考。

中文名称：天上人间
英文名称：Heaven, Earth and Beyond
资源类型：MP3!
发行时间：2003年02月01日
专辑歌手：Lisa Ekdahl
地区：瑞典
语言：英语

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Note added at 2 days14 hrs (2006-04-09 07:52:55 GMT) Post-grading
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人间天堂，天上人间是不同的意思。heaven on earth 显然是人间天堂的意思。根据还珠格格的剧情，天上人间是一会在天上一会在人间，忽上忽下，风云变幻之意。所以 heaven and earth 还要比 heaven on earth 确切。

Reference: http://www.hunantv.com/huaxia/int.htm
Reference: http://lib.verycd.com/2005/01/02/0000033348.html

Ray Luo
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:34
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