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English

1. the human world
2. the mortal world; the world; often used figuratively to denote something extreme, supreme, or rare on earth
3. the earth

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 指成個世界、人類社會；多數用喺四字詞或者比喻入面，用嚟形容極致、絕頂、世間少有嘅人或者事物

Examples

• 人間地獄

  hell on earth

• 人間仙境

  paradise on earth; earthly paradise

• 人間美味

  heavenly delicacy; delicious food

• 人間蒸發

  to vanish into thin air; to disappear completely

• 人間疾苦

  the suffering of the common people; human miseries

• 单间还是双人间？

  Single or double room?

  Tatoeba · zhouj1955 CC BY

• 我們會把人間變成天堂。

  We will turn the world into a paradise.

  Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

• 我想要更便宜点的双人间。

  I would like a less expensive double room.

  Tatoeba · ruicong CC BY